Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Sergio Perez during qualifying. This decision by the stewards is a significant blow to Hamilton’s chances, demoting him from 12th to 15th on the starting grid. The incident occurred in Q1 when Perez approached Hamilton, who was on an in-lap, at Turn 9, forcing the Red Bull driver to lift off. The stewards ruled that Hamilton had impeded Perez unnecessarily, and the penalty will make it an uphill battle for the seven-time champion to secure a strong finish at the challenging Zandvoort circuit.
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McLaren’s Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Tune in on Sunday, 25 August for live coverage, highlights, and radio commentary of this thrilling race at Zandvoort.
Charles Leclerc has conceded that Ferrari’s 0.909s deficit to Lando Norris’ pole position lap at the Dutch Grand Prix is ‘too much’, as the Scuderia struggles to keep pace with McLaren in Formula 1.
As the Formula 1 season resumed in Zandvoort, George Russell of Mercedes believes that tyre overheating led to his disappointing qualifying performance, resulting in a half-second deficit to polesitter Lando Norris. Despite being on pace throughout Q1 and Q2, Russell failed to improve significantly in the final shootout, ultimately qualifying fourth. Meanwhile, teammate Lewis Hamilton struggled to make an impact, qualifying 12th.
In a thrilling Formula 1 qualifying session, Lando Norris claimed his third pole position of the 2024 season at the Dutch Grand Prix, edging out Max Verstappen by a decisive 0.356-second margin. The McLaren driver’s impressive display was built on a strong first sector, where he gained a significant advantage over Verstappen, ultimately culminating in the only sub-70 second lap of the weekend.
Mercedes has confirmed that it will continue to run its new floor design for the rest of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix weekend, after initially introducing it in Belgium. The team’s upgrade program has transformed the W15 into a race-winning car, and they are confident the new floor is the right way forward despite initial teething issues.
McLaren has introduced a significant development step at the Dutch Grand Prix, unveiling a revised brake duct scoop, modified front suspension fairings, and a new bi-plane style beam wing arrangement to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the MCL38. The team is optimistic about the changes and their potential impact on performance.