Max Verstappen will begin Sunday’s race on pole as he seeks a record-equalling ninth successive Grand Prix win; Lando Norris second forward of fellow Brit George Russell; watch the Dutch Grand Prix stay on Sky Sports activities F1 at 2pm on Sunday, with build-up from 12:30pm
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Max Verstappen takes pole forward of Lando Norris, George Russell and a formidable fourth place from Alex Albon on the Dutch GP
Max Verstappen takes pole forward of Lando Norris, George Russell and a formidable fourth place from Alex Albon on the Dutch GP
Max Verstappen boosted his probabilities of claiming a record-equalling ninth successive Formulation 1 victory by beating Lando Norris to pole in a dramatic Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying session.
Verstappen got here out on prime in a one-lap shootout on the finish of a Q3 that was delayed by two purple flags, delivering a 1:10.567 to finest McLaren’s Norris’ by simply over half a second, with Mercedes’ George Russell two tenths additional again in third.
The session started on a moist observe however the rain relented and the drying floor supplied loads of drama, together with a shock Q2 exit for Lewis Hamilton and a number of crashes.
Along with extending his personal historic run, on Sunday Verstappen will likely be trying to keep Purple Bull’s streak of getting gained all 12 races of the 2023 season.
Alex Albon continued his wonderful type to take fourth, representing his finest qualifying effort for Williams.
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Lewis Hamilton fails to succeed in Q3 throughout qualifying of the Dutch GP
Lewis Hamilton fails to succeed in Q3 throughout qualifying of the Dutch GP
Fernando Alonso was fifth for Aston Martin forward of the Ferrari of fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, whereas Verstappen’s Purple Bull team-mate Sergio Perez took seventh forward of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was ninth after crashing out. Logan Sargeant suffered the identical destiny, considerably ruining his achievement of reaching Q3 for the primary time in his rookie marketing campaign with Williams.
The one menace to Verstappen’s hopes of equalling the document Sebastian Vettel set whereas driving for Purple Bull in 2013 would seem like the climate in his residence nation.
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Charles Leclerc hit the boundaries onerous throughout Q3 in his Ferrari and brings out one other purple flag
Charles Leclerc hit the boundaries onerous throughout Q3 in his Ferrari and brings out one other purple flag
Extra rain is forecast for Sunday, and whereas Verstappen has repeatedly proven this season that he’s able to dealing with all circumstances, the potential for changeable circumstances will a minimum of provide the remainder of the sector hope.
Regardless, Verstappen’s 125-point lead within the drivers’ standings over his nearest challenger, Perez, will guarantee he is ready to keep his growingly mature and relaxed method to dominating the game.
Dutch GP Qualifying consequence
1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) George Russell, Mercedes
4) Alex Albon, Williams
5) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
7) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull
8) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
9) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
10) Logan Sargeant, Williams
Extra to observe…
Dutch GP Qualifying Timesheet
Driver Workforce Time 1) Max Verstappen Purple Bull 1:10.567 2) Lando Norris McLaren +0.537 3) George Russell Mercedes +0.727 4) Alex Albon Williams +0.852 5) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.939 6) Carlos Sainz Ferrari +1.187 7) Sergio Perez Purple Bull +1.313 8) Oscar Piastri McLaren +1.371 9) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +2.098 10) Logan Sargeant Williams +6.181 Out in Q2 10) Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:20.121 12) Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:20.128 4) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.151 11) Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:20.230 20) Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:20.250 Out in Q3 16) Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:22.067 17) Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:22.110 18) Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:22.192 19) Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:22.260 20) Liam Lawson AlphaTauri 1:23.420