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“Something has been going wrong lately with the car” — Verstappen says balance issues also hurting tyre degradation following big deficit to McLaren in F1 Dutch GP

Avery McClure3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

When the lights went out to signal the start of the 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix, it looked as though Max Verstappen might drive his way to a fourth consecutive victory at his home circuit of Zandvoort. Verstappen had lined up next to Lando Norris on the front row of the grid, and immediately beat…

Charles Leclerc “really happy” as F1 Dutch GP podium a “good surprise”

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

After a disappointing P6 in qualifying, 9 tenths off the pole sitter Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc mentioned it will be a miracle to get up to the podium places as the McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull just showed more pace in Zandvoort than Ferrari. However with the perfect strategy, far better race pace compared to…

Stella praises “absolutely faultless” Norris after dominant F1 Dutch GP win

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella was full of praise for Lando Norris following the Briton’s crushingly dominant win at the 2024 Dutch GP, in which he beat Max Verstappen by over 22 seconds in the Dutchman’s home race. Whilst the final winning margin and the overall superior car performance that allowed them to win…

Norris hails “amazing” McLaren car after dominating the F1 Dutch GP despite poor start

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Lando Norris scored his second win of the 2024 F1 season at the Dutch GP, in a race which he dominated despite losing out to Max Verstappen at the start and only reclaiming the top spot on lap 18, with what he called a “straightforward” overtake on the Dutchman. In what is becoming somewhat of…

F1 | Dutch GP | Race | Norris dominates on Verstappen’s home turf to take thumping win

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

There was another late change to the grid as Kevin Magnussen started from the pits due to engine component changes. 16 of the 20 drivers started on mediums, with Tsunoda, Hamilton and Bottas on softs. Magnussen began on the hards. Max Verstappen got the perfect launch, with both McLarens struggling off the line with wheelspin….

“We’re free to race each other” — Oscar Piastri relies on a good start from P3 to secure his second race victory at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

The MCL38 is clearly the car to bet on this race weekend, as both McLaren drivers managed to make an appearance in the top three of Dutch Grand Prix qualifying. While Oscar Piastri steadily built on his confidence throughout Q1 and Q2, a messy final run in Q3 ruined his chances of challenging his teammate…

Fernando Alonso admits qualifying felt “like a lottery” with mixed wind conditions at F1 Dutch GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

The mixed weather conditions down at Zandvoort made this qualifying a gamble with every fast lap. Turn 9 and 10 were a key struggle commonly spread through the grid which affected the lap times. Alonso felt like the lap in Q3 where the wind decreased for the time being helped him start P7 tomorrow. “It…

“It’s too much” — Leclerc rues a gap of nine tenths to pole as Ferrari struggles to find pace at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago08 mins

After Carlos Sainz failed to make an appearance in the final segment, hopes of the Tifosi rested on Charles Leclerc as he continued to wrestle the unruly SF-24 in Q3. However, the best he could extract from the car was a lap time of 1:10:582, leaving him just over nine tenths behind pole man Lando…

Pérez is confident Red Bull can fight McLaren at F1 Dutch GP, says impeding incident with Hamilton cost him throughout qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Sergio Pérez arrived from F1’s summer break decided to turn around the inconsistent results of the first half of his 2024 season. At the Dutch GP, Q1 in Qualifying was the first time that day that the Mexican’s RB20 went out on track, after a rainy FP3 that kept him inside the garage earlier that…

“I did everything to stay out of the way” — Hamilton handed 3-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Pérez in F1 Dutch GP qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

After having been the protagonist in the last races of the category (winning 2/3), Lewis Hamilton came back from F1’s first summer break of the year to compete with a Mercedes in a race pace that promised. However, the 39-year-old driver did not find his way past Q2, after leading Q1 for a moment and…