F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen
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Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his F1 world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.
The British driver, who trails Verstappen by 78 points in the standings with 10 rounds still to play, saw off his rival by 0.356 seconds to silence the 100,000 spectators hoping to see the Dutchman start the Zandvoort race from the front.
Verstappen, without a win from his last four appearances, will start alongside Norris on the front row. Oscar Piastri took third, half a second down on McLaren team-mate Norris.
Mercedes’ George Russell finished fourth as Lewis Hamilton endured an afternoon to forget after he failed to make it out of Q2. He will line up from 12th for Sunday’s 72-lap race.
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F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri on P1 early on
Piastri on top early on, with Lance Stroll in second and Alex Albon in third - though only about half the grid have set times so far. First flying laps all being completed now...
Max Verstappen the only active driver yet to go out on track. 12 minutes to go in Q1.
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Q1 underway!
It’s dry, sunny but breezy at Zandvoort as qualifying gets underway!
No word yet on the state of Logan Sargeant’s car - there’s still a big blind up in front of the garage.
A reminder: we’ll lose the slowest five drivers from qualifying after this 18-minute session!
Driver Standings ahead of qualifying:
1. Max Verstappen - 277 points
2. Lando Norris - 199 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points
7. Sergio Perez - 131 points
8. George Russell - 116 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points
10. Lance Stroll - 24 points
11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points
16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points
17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
18. Alex Albon - 4 points
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
George Russell reflects on ‘frustrating’ Belgian GP disqualification: ‘It’s still a win’
George Russell insists he still counts the Belgian Grand Prix as a victory despite his disqualification last month.
The Mercedes driver thought he’d secured his third F1 victory after a brilliant one-stop strategy at Spa-Fracorchamps saw him take the chequered flag in first place, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
But a post-race check detailed that Russell’s Mercedes car was under-weight and, as per the regulations, the 26-year-old was removed from the post-race classification.
It was a bitter blow for Russell, as he missed out on 25 points and a memorable victory, but speaking a month on ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the Brit still takes positives from a stunning drive.
Russell reflects on ‘frustrating’ Belgian GP disqualification: ‘It’s still a win’
The Mercedes driver took the chequered flag in first place at Spa before a cruel twist
Qualifying odds!
F1 Dutch GP Fastest Qualifier odds
- Lando Norris, Max Verstappen - 7/4
- Oscar Piastri - 13/2
- George Russell - 7/1
- Lewis Hamilton - 10/1
- Charles Leclerc - 14/1
- Carlos Sainz - 33/1
- Sergio Perez - 40/1
- Fernando Alonso - 66/1
- Alex Albon - 100/1
- Kevin Magnussen, Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg - 150/1
- Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda - 500/1
- Guanyu Zhou, Logan Sargeant, Valtteri Bottas - 1000/1
Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton’s long-term race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time F1 world champion at Ferrari next year after receiving a promotion at Mercedes.
Hamilton will end his 12-year stint at Mercedes at the end of this season after six world titles with the Silver Arrows. Bonnington has been the voice of wisdom over team radio for all of those triumphs.
Yet Bonnington, known as “Bono” in the paddock, will be Mercedes’ head of race engineering from 2025 and will not join Hamilton with his new venture at the Scuderia.
Bonnington, 49, will also be a race engineer for either George Russell or, more likely, Hamilton’s replacement next season.
Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari
Peter Bonnington has worked as Hamilton’s race engineer for 12 seasons but is staying at Mercedes
2024 Constructors’ Standings:
1. Red Bull - 408 points
2. McLaren - 366 points
3. Ferrari - 345 points
4. Mercedes - 266 points
5. Aston Martin - 73 points
6. RB - 34 points
7. Haas - 27 points
8. Alpine - 11 points
9. Williams - 4 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after female colleague’s appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed
Christian Horner admits he is “relieved” that the appeal from a female colleague alleging “inappropriate behaviour” was dismissed in the F1 summer break.
Red Bull F1 chief executive and team principal Horner was originally cleared of any wrongdoing back in March, having been accused by a female member of staff of “coercive, inappropriate behaviour.”
Horner, 50, was exonerated on the eve of the opening race of the season in Bahrain before a deluge of sexually suggestive texts – allegedly between Horner and the complainant – were leaked to members of the paddock. The veracity of the texts have not been verified, since it came from an anonymous email address.
The complainant was then suspended on full pay before launching an appeal. But on 8 August, her appeal was thrown out following another investigation by a different independent KC – with Red Bull adding that their “internal process has concluded.”
Full quotes below:
Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed
The Red Bull team principal has been cleared of any wrongdoing for a second time by an independent KC
2024 Driver Standings:
1. Max Verstappen - 277 points
2. Lando Norris - 199 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points
7. Sergio Perez - 131 points
8. George Russell - 116 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points
10. Lance Stroll - 24 points
11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points
16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points
17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
18. Alex Albon - 4 points
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
FULL STORY: Logan Sargeant in fiery crash in Dutch Grand Prix practice
Logan Sargeant walked away unharmed after a nasty accident during wet running in practice at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The Williams driver, who will be dropped at the end of the season for Carlos Sainz, was driving early on in FP3 – the final session before Saturday qualifying.
Driving out of the banked turn three, Sargeant’s car clipped the grass. The American then instantly lost control as the car flew into the barrier.
Logan Sargeant in fiery crash in Dutch Grand Prix practice
The Williams driver smashed into the wall after clipping the grass during the third practice session of the weekend
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