Summary

  • Lando Norris fastest in both Friday practice sessions

  • Lance Stroll crashes heavily in FP2 at Zandvoort

  • First F1 race since summer break

  • Oscar Piastri leads Norris by nine points in drivers' championship

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Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. It was a hefty impact with plenty of damage for Lance Stroll's sorry-looking Aston Martin...

    A hook attached to the damaged Aston Martin of Lance Stroll after he crashed during Dutch Grand Prix second practicePA Media
    The damaged Aston Martin of Lance Stroll after he crashed at Turn Three during Dutch Grand Prix second practicePA Media

  2. Spin!

    Oh it is another spin for Lewis Hamilton! Again he manages to keep it on the circuit just out of Turn Nine but he's flat spotted this set of softs.

  3. Nico Hulkenberg is on softs and he nudges ahead of Oliver Bearman with a time of 1:11.060.

  4. The virtual safety car period is ended as we just pass the halfway mark in second practice.

  5. "That's it, retire?" Isack Hadjar asks.

    "Confirmed, confirmed," is the response.

  6. Isack Hadjar has been told to stop the car and he has. The virtual safety car is deployed for now.

  7. Find a seat

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist in Zandvoort

    The end of the track is where you’ll find general admission fans clamouring to find a decent spot on the sand dunes. There’s also a lot of neck craning to see through the metal barriers. If you're under six foot, good luck trying to see the action.

    The rain briefly made an appearance before the session started but, thankfully, it’s now turned dry. For now…

    FansBBC Sport
    Fans take picturesBBC Sport

  8. Go! Go! Go!

    Track cleared and second practice is good to go again.

    However, no-one is heading out yet...

    Lance Stroll's damaged Aston Martin is lifted awayReuters

  9. Aston Martin on X: An early end to the session for Lance after contact with the wall. He’s back in the garage with the team.

  10. Rebecca Clancy
    F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a big blow for the teams and their run plans.

  11. Lance Stroll climbed out of the car without any issues and it has rapidly been cleared off the circuit and the debris picked up.

    The damaged Aston Martin of Lance Stroll after he crashed at Turn Three during Dutch Grand Prix second practiceGetty Images

  12. Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It looks like he's hit the barrier quite early on in the corner for the nature of what Turn Three is. A lock-up on the entry and the front left has unloaded.

  13. red flag

    Red flag

    Lance Stroll has struck the barrier at Turn Three. The car is really, really damaged but thankfully Stroll has radioed to say he is OK.

  14. Oliver Bearman is on softs and he goes fastest of all with 1:11.113, just under two tenths quicker than Lando Norris.

  15. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Isack Hadjar is the only rookie not to have a Q1 exit.

  16. Charles Leclerc isn't happy at Yuki Tsunoda for not giving him the space to pass.

    Meanwhile, we've had our first driver into the gravel after a few had trips there in FP1. It is Alex Albon who goes off and has to tiptoe off the gravel and back onto the track.

  17. A 1:11.294 for Lando Norris as the times continue to tumble and he tops the timesheet once more.

    Kimi Antonelli is out on track and will want to get as much time on it as possible after getting stuck in the gravel in first practice.

  18. Carlos Sainz improves to briefly go top before Fernando Alonso clocks 1:12.131 to move into P1. A good time given he had to negotiate some traffic.

  19. A few times coming in now as Lando Norris goes quickest with 1:12.615 on mediums.

    Carlos Sainz is second quickest, about eight tenths slower but he's on hard tyres.

  20. Everyone apart from Max Verstappen, Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar are on the track.