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Russell fastest in second practice
Norris topped first practice; signs of good race pace for Briton
Doohan to partner Gasly at Alpine next season
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Norris fastest in Dutch GP first practicepublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 23 August
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Zandvoort
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McLaren’s Lando Norris headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in a first practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix that started in wet and wild conditions and ended under blue skies.
A blustery wind, gusting at up to more than 70km/h, continued throughout the session but the track, wet at the start, was dry by the end of the hour.
Norris was 0.201 seconds faster than Verstappen, with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton third fastest, 0.684secs off the pace, his fastest lap time affected by traffic.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, on medium-compound tyres rather than the soft used by those ahead of him, was fourth.
Mercedes’ George Russell was fifth, from Williams’ Alex Albon and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
Read the full report here
Back for second practice at 14:45 BSTpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 23 August
Judging by the weather forecast for this afternoon, Zandvoort's rapid track should continue to improve for second practice.
Meanwhile, we've been called to 'box, box', so let's all head for a pit stop and regroup at 14:45 BST.
See you shortly.
And the restpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 23 August
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
12. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
13. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
14. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
15. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
16. Robert Shwartzman (Sauber)
17. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
18. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
19. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
20. Pierre Gasly (Alpine
Top 10published at 12:36 British Summer Time 23 August
1. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 1:12.322
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.201
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.684
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.752
5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.820
6. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.837
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.908
8. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +1.241
9. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +1.275
10. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber) +1.643
Chequered flagpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 23 August
A decent little flurry of times at the end of a windy session.
Max Verstappen had just gone quickest in the final sector to go top in the dying moments, but Lando Norris has just snuck through to claim the fastest marker once again. Phew.
Norris is fastest with a 1:12.322 and Red Bull's Verstappen is second with a time two-tenths off the pace of the McLaren.
Postpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 23 August
Scratch that. Lewis Hamilton is back up to second. Zandvoort is ramping up nicely.
Postpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 23 August
McLaren-Mercedes-McLaren-Mercedes.
Lando Norris leads the field but George Russell is able to extract a pinch more pace out of his Mercedes-soft-tyre combo. The McLaren is still over three-tenths quicker than the Silver Arrow, though.
Postpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 23 August
Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen are in each other's way as the pair start their next flying attempt. No hard done - this time.
Meanwhile, it's Mercedes. versus McLaren with less than three minutes to go. Lando Norris is back to being the fastest man at Zandvoort, but is now followed by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The gap between the Brits is 0.399 seconds.
Postpublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 23 August
The red soft tyre is the choice for the majority of the field now, only the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have opted for the medium compound.
With the circuit offering more dry lines with every lap, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are the two cars to beat.
But...
... not for long, as George Russell drops us into the 1:13s on his lates run, 0.527 seconds quicker than Australian Piastri.
Postpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 23 August
Take two on the slicks for George Russell and this time he's able to find more pace on the drying track. The Mercedes man shoots to the top of the board with a 1:15.900, with Lando Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri now second.
Postpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 23 August
Lando Norris is purple in sectors one and two and the Briton is being very careful in the final part of the lap to find the dry line on those soft tyres. He crosses the line and stays top of the timesheets with a 1:17.367. George Russell's new marker is 0.518 seconds slower than Norris' on the same compound.
Postpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 23 August
Add Fernando Alonso and George Russell to the soft compound list.
Postpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 23 August
The TV cameras are stalking the garages, waiting to see which teams will delight the fans with some slick running. The blankets are off at McLaren and it's... soft tyres for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Top fivepublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 23 August
1. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 1.20.392
2. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.052
3. Robert Shwartzman (Sauber) +0.465
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.908
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.928
Which drivers are still looking for a 2025 seat?published at 12:14 British Summer Time 23 August
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Of the five drivers who are out of contract at the end of 2024, Kevin Magnussen and Williams' Logan Sargeant look certain to be making an permanent exit from the grid, so that leaves Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu and Daniel Ricciardo left to fight it out.
Sauber's Zhou said yesterday he has chatted to Mattia Binotto, who has replaced Andreas Seidl as head of Audi's Formula 1 project for 2026, about his prospects beyond this season.
"We've spoken about it, of course we have spoken about [a 2025 seat]," said the Chinese driver.
"Of course, that's one of the topics going forward in the next few weeks to see where I belong for next season and onwards."
Will Ricciardo hang on to his seat at RB? Or will another rookie, New Zealander Liam Lawson, be added to next year's driver line-up?
Postpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 23 August
Lando Norris said yesterday he hadn't been performing at the level of a world champion in the first half of the season, so what can the McLaren driver do in the final 10 race of the 2024 campaign?
Well, right now, he can bump George Russell down the order on the timesheets.
Norris goes 0.052 seconds faster that the Mercedes driver to sit top with a 1:20.392 on the green inters.
Postpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 23 August
The green intermediates are starting to appear now with the conditions on track drying slightly.
Max Verstappen, winner of the past three Dutch Grands Prix, put his Red Bull to the top of the timesheets with a 1:21.300, but George Russell has just beaten that marker by 0.856 seconds in the Mercedes.
Postpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 23 August
The crowd are cheering, even though the yellow flag is out, as Max Verstappen does a full spin to get himself out of a pickle following a twitch in the Red Bull. The Dutchman is on the intermediates and just clips the kerb on his first flying lap.
Postpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 23 August
The camera on top of Lando Norris' McLaren really gives the viewer a great feel for those banked corners at Zandvoort.
Weather alert! Rain is two minutes away but Max Verstappen is heading out on the green intermediates.
What seats are left for 2025?published at 11:54 British Summer Time 23 August
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In the drivers' press conferences before the summer break, we heard Carlos Sainz being described as the 'cork in the bottle' when it came to finalising the grid for next season.
Now that the Spaniard has committed his future to Williams, and Jack Doohan has made the step up at Alpine, what's left on the table for those still looking to secure a 2025 seat?
Unless Mercedes pull off a major shock, then that spot seems to be heading 17-year-old Formula 2 driver Kimi Antonelli's way (or Kimi Raikkonen's, as George Russell joked yesterday), so it's slim pickings.
Mercedes
George Russell and seat available.
RB
Yuki Tsunoda and seat available.
Sauber
Nico Hulkenberg and seat available.

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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