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Russell tops Dutch GP second practicepublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 23 August
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Zandvoort
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George Russell set the pace as Mercedes and McLaren both headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver was 0.061 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton third, 0.111secs off the pace, and the second McLaren of Lando Norris fourth.
Championship leader Verstappen was only fifth fastest, 0.284secs behind, and team-mate Sergio Perez down in 11th.
Fernando Alonso was sixth fastest, ahead of RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, while Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Williams’ Alex Albon completed the top 10.
Back on Saturday at 10:15 BSTpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 23 August
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If you have to place your 50p bet now, are you backing a Mercedes for pole position tomorrow? Or are you going all in on McLaren?
Max Verstappen has a tough job on his hands to secure a fourth consecutive pole at Zandvoort but we have seen the reigning world champion pull a rabbit out of the hat when he needs to.
Can he do it again in front of the home crowd?
Third practice starts at 10:30 BST on Saturday, while qualifying gets under way at 15:00.
Come back and join us at 10:15.
Enjoy the rest of your Friday!
F1 Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 23 August
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After a quick pit stop, Andrew Benson is ready to receive any questions you may have about Formula 1 season, or the sport in general.
Have a read of the pre-Zandvoort Q&A here
And then send your thoughts - day or night - using the link here
Chequered Flag podcast: Dutch GP previewpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 23 August
Rosanna and the team look ahead to the Dutch Grand Prix.
They assess where the top teams are after the summer break. McLaren boss Zak Brown tells us how even he's surprised that his team are fighting for the championship.
We hear from Carlos Sainz on his move to Williams. And how much of a blow is it to Red Bull that sporting director Jonathan Wheatley is leaving the team?
Have a listen on BBC Sounds here
And the restpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 23 August
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
12. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
15. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
16. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
18. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
19. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
20. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 23 August
Rosanna Tennant
5 Live F1 reporter in Spa
The orange army expect big things from Max Verstappen - he's been so dominant here. But it doesn't appear he will have it all his own way.
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Top 10published at 16:05 British Summer Time 23 August
1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:10.702
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.061
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.111
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.259
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.284
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.655
7. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) +0.672
8. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +0.728
9. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.741
10. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.848
Chequered flagpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 23 August
Cross Friday practice off the to-do list.
George Russell and his Mercedes ends second practice top of the timesheets with a 1:10.702 on the soft tyre.
Oscar Piastri is second in the McLaren, Lewis Hamilton finishes in third place and Lando Norris ends his hour in fourth.
McLaren chasing Red Bullpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 23 August
The advantage Red Bull hold at the top of the constructors' championship is not as healthy as it has been in previous seasons, with just 42 points now separating themselves and McLaren in second place.
Ferrari in third are 79 points ahead of a resurgent Mercedes - winner of three out of the last four races - while Aston Martin, RB and Alpine all picked up a few points to add to their tally in Belgium.
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Verstappen holds title leadpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 23 August
Max Verstappen still leads the drivers' championship by 78 points from Lando Norris despite not winning since the Spanish Grand Prix in June.
Charles Leclerc is sitting in third place on 177 points, just 10 clear of Oscar Piastri, who was promoted to second after George Russell's strike out at Spa.
Russell starts the second half of the season in eighth place, 34 points off Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with the Red Bull of Sergio Perez piggy in the middle on 131 points in seventh.
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Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 23 August
The stewards have added Lance Stroll and Alex Albon to the naughty list. The Aston Martin and Williams drivers are being investigated after the session - like Daniel Ricciardo and Zhou Guanyu - for an unsafe release.
Postpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 23 August
The gusty conditions have caused a few dicey slips and slides on track today. Williams team principal James Vowles is on the pit wall and tells Sky Sport: "If a car moves, you can't really tell if it's tyre movement or the wind."
Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 23 August
The track is packed with cars trying to gather as much data as possible, which is something Max Verstappen has noted, so he tells his Red Bull pit wall: "Can we box? There's traffic".
A few moments earlier, Daniel Ricciardo found the Sauber of Zhou Guanyu suddenly inching towards him as he tried to exit the pit lane. The incident is going to be investigated after the session for an unsafe release.
Postpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 23 August
Pete Bonnington has some crucial information for Lewis Hamilton, telling the seven-time world champion that "Lando Norris is the best medium runner at the moment". The McLaren driver's latest lap on the C2 compound is a 1:15.338.
Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 23 August
Lewis Hamilton has now joined his younger rivals on the medium tyres for some long runs.
We learned this week that his long-time race engineer, Pete Bonnington, will not be taking a permanent Italian vacation and joining Hamilton at Ferrari next season.
Instead, Bonnington has been promoted to head of race engineering at Mercedes.
Hamilton said the 49-year-old was "like a brother" and added: "I would have love to have continued with Bono.
"We have a great relationship, but I'm really happy for him. It's about doing whatever's best for you."
Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 23 August
Red Bull and McLaren have ditched the soft tyres for Max Verstappen and Lando Norris and the pair have now turned their attention to some race pace simulations on the medium compound.
Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 23 August
George Russell is throwing his Mercedes around the speedy Zandvoort circuit, but the 26-year-old might have to be a bit more careful. "Just check the floor after exit kerb, erm...Turn 13," he tells his pit wall.
Top fivepublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 August
All soft tyres
1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:10.702
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.061
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.111
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.259
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.284
Russell goes quickestpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 23 August
The timesheets is back to the Mercedes-McLaren-Mercedes-McLaren top four we saw in first practice earlier on, as George Russell jumps above Oscar Piastri to go quickest by 0.061 seconds.
Next is Lewis Hamilton with a 1:10.813 followed by Lando Norris, just a shade behind the seven-time world champion with a time of 1:10.961.
Sainz out of FP2 with gearbox issuepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 23 August
Carlos Sainz has to sit in the garage and watch the rest of second practice on the telly, as the Spaniard's car is experiencing gearbox issues.

2024 Dutch Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Zandvoort, 24 August 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:20.311	5
2	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:20.450	9
3	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:21.155	7
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:21.387	6
5	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:21.461	6
6	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:21.643	4
7	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:21.850	10
8	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:21.941	7
9	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:22.354	5
10	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:22.589	6
11	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:23.240	5
12	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:23.287	4
13	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:23.958	7
14	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:24.007	5
15	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:24.098	3
16	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:24.158	4
17	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:24.360	3
18	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:25.433	7
19	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	not available	4
20	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	not available	2

Last updated 24th August 2024 at 11:36

Second Practice

Zandvoort, 23 August 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:10.702	30
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:10.763	33
3	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:10.813	30
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:10.961	34
5	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:10.986	33
6	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:11.357	30
7	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:11.374	31
8	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:11.430	33
9	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:11.443	31
10	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:11.550	33
11	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:11.576	31
12	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:11.581	29
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:11.630	31
14	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:11.644	33
15	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:11.818	32
16	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:11.934	33
17	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:12.061	33
18	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:12.206	32
19	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:13.108	7
20	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:13.296	10

Last updated 23rd August 2024 at 16:05

First Practice

Zandvoort, 23 August 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:12.322	17
2	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:12.523	13
3	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:13.006	13
4	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:13.074	15
5	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:13.142	17
6	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:13.159	14
7	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:13.230	14
8	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:13.563	18
9	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:13.597	15
10	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:13.965	15
11	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:14.151	14
12	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:14.279	12
13	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:14.306	15
14	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:14.418	13
15	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:14.467	15
16	Robert Shwartzman	97	Sauber	1:14.658	15
17	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:15.605	12
18	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:15.796	15
19	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:16.231	15
20	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:22.036	8

Last updated 23rd August 2024 at 12:37

Qualification

Zandvoort, 24 August 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:11.377	1:11.377	fastest lap 1:10.496	fastest lap 1:10.496	fastest lap 1:09.673	fastest lap 1:09.673	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:09.673
2	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:11.393	1:11.393	1:10.811	1:10.811	1:10.029	1:10.029	Qualifying 3, 1:10.029
3	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:11.541	1:11.541	1:10.505	1:10.505	1:10.172	1:10.172	Qualifying 3, 1:10.172
4	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:11.049	1:11.049	1:10.552	1:10.552	1:10.244	1:10.244	Qualifying 3, 1:10.244
5	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	fastest lap 1:11.006	fastest lap 1:11.006	1:10.678	1:10.678	1:10.416	1:10.416	Qualifying 3, 1:10.416
6	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:11.370	1:11.370	1:10.689	1:10.689	1:10.582	1:10.582	Qualifying 3, 1:10.582
7	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:11.493	1:11.493	1:10.845	1:10.845	1:10.633	1:10.633	Qualifying 3, 1:10.633
8	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:11.518	1:11.518	1:10.661	1:10.661	1:10.857	1:10.857	Qualifying 3, 1:10.857
9	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:11.718	1:11.718	1:10.815	1:10.815	1:10.977	1:10.977	Qualifying 3, 1:10.977
10	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:11.327	1:11.327	1:10.914	1:10.914	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:10.914
11	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:11.375	1:11.375	1:10.948	1:10.948	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:10.948
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:11.603	1:11.603	1:10.955	1:10.955	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:10.955
13	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:11.832	1:11.832	1:11.215	1:11.215	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:11.215
14	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:11.630	1:11.630	1:11.295	1:11.295	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:11.295
15	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:11.943	1:11.943	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:11.943
16	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:11.995	1:11.995	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:11.995
17	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:12.168	1:12.168	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:12.168
18	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:13.261	1:13.261	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:13.261
not available	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available
not available	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 24th August 2024 at 19:14

Race

Zandvoort, 25 August 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1	1	fastest overall lap 1:13.817	1:30:45.519	26
2	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	2	1	1:14.752	22.896 behind	18
3	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	6	1	1:14.585	25.439 behind	15
4	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	3	1	1:14.237	27.337 behind	12
5	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	10	1	1:14.117	32.137 behind	10
6	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	5	1	1:14.587	39.542 behind	8
7	George Russell	63	Mercedes	4	2	1:13.927	44.617 behind	6
8	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	14	2	1:13.878	49.599 behind	4
9	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	9	1	1:14.855	1 lap behind	2
10	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	7	1	1:14.758	1 lap behind	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	12	1	1:15.657	1 lap behind	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	13	1	1:15.222	1 lap behind	0
13	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	8	1	1:15.255	1 lap behind	0
14	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	19	2	1:14.434	1 lap behind	0
15	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	15	1	1:15.390	1 lap behind	0
16	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	18	1	1:15.539	1 lap behind	0
17	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	11	2	1:15.552	1 lap behind	0
18	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	not available	1	1:14.954	1 lap behind	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	16	2	1:15.822	2 laps behind	0
20	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	17	2	1:15.724	2 laps behind	0

Last updated 25th August 2024 at 16:06

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