Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race.The McLaren driver produced a storming lap to take pole position by 0.356s over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri taking third place.George Russell’s late improvement pushed him up to fourth for Mercedes ahead of Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull, as Charles …Keep reading
Max Verstappen has failed to put an end to speculation linking him with a switch to Mercedes – just 24 hours after boss Toto Wolff revealed he was still in discussions with the Red Bull driver’s management team over the summer.Wolff is close friends with Verstappen’s father Jos, and spoke gushingly about their relationship as he continued to pursue the world champion as a replacement for Lewis …Keep reading
A quarter of a second advantage in the first sector of the Zandvoort circuit laid the foundations for Lando Norris’ decisive Dutch Grand Prix pole, built upon by a solid final split.The final 0.356-second gap between Norris and Max Verstappen in qualifying was representative of a comparative gulf, given the closeness of the field. Norris unearthed the only sub-70 second lap of the weekend with his …Keep reading
Good. Right now, it really seems the multi-team scrap for victories that Formula 1 was enjoying before the 2024 summer break has been preserved. That’s even with a series of new parts arriving on cars across the grid.Mercedes led the way on the opening day of practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix thanks to George Russell’s headline effort, with McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris …Keep reading
Mercedes has committed to running its new floor for the remainder of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix weekend, having been unsure about its potential when first introduced in Belgium.As part of its upgrade programme that has helped turn the W15 into a race winner, Mercedes first tried out the new floor at Spa-Francorchamps before the summer break.However, after a troubled Friday where the team was …Keep reading
F1 returned from its summer break to wet and windy conditions at Zandvoort, with first practice led by Lando Norris in a wet-to-dry session. Despite the gales keeping the seaside Dutch circuit cool, Russell headed the FP2 times from the other McLaren of Oscar Piastri.The second practice session was halted by a red flag for Nico Hulkenberg’s crash at Tarzan, the Haas driver losing control of his …Keep reading
McLaren has been Red Bull’s main challenger in Formula 1 over recent months, despite the papaya team not bringing any major car developments since its Miami upgrade.At the Dutch Grand Prix, however, it unleashed a notable development step aimed at improving the MCL38’s aerodynamic efficiency – an area where its main title rival is so strong.But despite McLaren’s impressive form in getting the …Keep reading
Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff believed that he had a “not zero” possibility to sign Max Verstappen for 2025 and held summer talks with his management team.Amid the earlier power struggles that created a fractious environment at Red Bull in the opening phase of the 2024 season, there was much speculation that Verstappen could depart the Milton Keynes squad at the end of the year and join Mercedes.It was …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton will be forced to wait until 2025 to start building a relationship with a new Formula 1 race engineer at Ferrari.Hamilton had hoped Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, his long-serving race engineer, would follow him to the Italian team for next season, saying he was like his “brother”.However, the British engineer has been promoted to Mercedes’ head of race engineering and will remain with …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton insists Formula 1 cannot “continue to ignore” Africa as he reveals he has spoken to those hoping to stage a grand prix in Rwanda.As revealed by Autosport in an exclusive interview, F1 bosses have scheduled September talks with representatives of Rwanda as they continue to push on with plans to host a race in the East African country.Despite the current calendar containing a …Keep reading