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Toto Wolff reflects on a challenging F1 Dutch GP for Mercedes: “These cars are sometimes a surprise box”

Chiara Martin6 months ago06 mins

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix proved to be a challenging race for Mercedes, with the team struggling to replicate the form they had shown in recent races. Despite a promising qualifying session that saw George Russell secure fourth on the grid, race day delivered a disappointing result, with both Mercedes cars finishing outside the top…

“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 McClure6 months ago6 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…

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

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago6 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 Lopes6 months ago6 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'Connor6 months ago6 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….

Dutch GP | F1 Academy | Race 2 | Pin leads at Zandvoort to secure second win of the season

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago011 mins

PREMA Racing and Mercedes Driver Academy’s Doriane Pin (PIN) will be hoping to earn her second win of the season at the Circuit Zandvoort. The French driver, currently second in the drivers’ championship, will start the second race of the F1 Academy weekend off pole, ahead of Rodin Motorsport and Alpine Academy’s Abbi Pulling (PUL)….

F1 Academy | Dutch GP | Race 1 | Abbi Pulling triumphs in delayed race

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

The F1 Academy marked its halfway point at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands with a rescheduled Race 1, where Abbi Pulling clinched her fifth victory of the season. Originally scheduled for the previous day, Race 1 faced an unexpected delay when rain loomed over the circuit just as the cars were lining up on the…

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

Senjuti Jash6 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…

George Russell expects “a good fight with the McLarens”, after a mixed qualifying session at F1 Dutch GP

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

George Russell experienced a challenging qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort. The Mercedes driver’s journey began with difficulties in Q1, where he struggled with sliding and slow corner entries, failing to be inside the top 10 initially. “It was just a relief to get through Q1, in all honesty,” Russell admitted, reflecting…

Norris “not expecting anything easy” on Sunday despite dominant F1 Dutch GP pole position

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris scored the fourth pole position of his career and the third of the 2024 season at the Dutch GP, in dominant fashion over home favourite Max Verstappen, who was left three tenths down in second place, and half-a-second clear of his team-mate Oscar Piastri – but the Briton is not expecting to have…