Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari falling short of expectations at Zandvoort, whether the second engine upgrade would allow them to fare better in qualifying in the remaining rounds of the 2026 F1 season, their key takeaway from the race weekend, and whether an overtake on George Russell was on the cards before the…
Scuderia Ferrari had a relatively disappointing P4 and P5 at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, with their boss Fred Vasseur discussing the middle stint controversy between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. From P5 and P6 on the inital grid, they found themselves there after the second restart, although it was Charles Leclerc ahead of Lewis…
The 2026 F1 Dutch GP weekend ended for George Russell with a hard-fought P3. However, the story afterwards was as much about strategy as it was about pace. Russell was pressed on why he handed the place back to his teammate Kimi Antonelli. Along with that, he was also questioned on just how close Ferrari’s…
Kimi Antonelli admitted Mercedes no longer has the fastest car on the Formula 1 (F1) grid after Lando Norris beat the championship leader to victory at the 2026 Dutch GP. Antonelli started Sunday’s 72-lap race from third but immediately gained a position by passing Mercedes teammate George Russell off the line. After Max Verstappen’s crash…
Following a second straight win for Lando Norris in 2026 at the F1 Dutch GP, McLaren boss Andrea Stella analysed the race of the Brit and Oscar Piastri. Having qualified on pole position on Saturday afternoon, the World Champion lost the lead to Kimi Antonelli on the standing restart after the red flag for Max…
Following the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff discussed the team orders used and the threat of McLaren and Ferrari. On lap 56, Kimi Antonelli fitted softs under the VSC from P2, dropping him behind teammate George Russell. With the Brit on old hards, Mercedes swapped the cars once the Italian caught his…
Lando Norris won the 2026 F1 Dutch GP in dominant fashion, and he did so by battling Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes for the best part of three-quarters of the race distance after losing the lead at the restart following the red flag for Max Verstappen’s first-lap shunt at the final corner. Norris looked comfortably quick enough…
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari’s disappointing qualifying performance ultimately prevented him from achieving a stronger result at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, despite also questioning some of the team’s strategic decisions during Sunday’s race. The Monegasque started the Grand Prix from sixth alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton on the third row. Leclerc made an impressive start and…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line in P4 for the F1 2026 Dutch GP. After a radio discussion in the second stint about swapping with Leclerc that did not happen, a VSC saw the Brit gain track position as the team pitted both cars. The seven-time World Champion chased George Russell down at the…
Max Verstappen endured a disappointing 2026 F1 Dutch GP that ended on the opening lap as the Dutchman lost control and found the wall. Verstappen entered the final Dutch GP weekend after recently extending his Red Bull Racing contract until 2030. However, his weekend quickly fell apart as he only managed P11 in FP1 before…
