Max Verstappen topped first observe at his dwelling race; Fernando Alonso was second, with Lewis Hamilton third; session was interrupted by crimson flag following Nico Hulkenberg crash; watch Dutch GP Follow Two dwell on Sky Sports activities F1 at 3pm on Friday
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Nico Hulkenberg crashes his Haas on the penultimate nook throughout first observe forward of the Dutch Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg crashes his Haas on the penultimate nook throughout first observe forward of the Dutch Grand Prix.
Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen topped first observe on the Dutch Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton confirmed encouraging tempo for Mercedes to take third.
Verstappen, who’s chasing a record-equalling ninth successive victory, delighted his dwelling followers by persevering with the dominant kind that had seen him open a 125-point lead forward of Formulation 1’s summer time break.
Fernando Alonso was second within the upgraded Aston Martin, nevertheless it was Hamilton in third who appeared almost definitely to problem Verstappen, with the seven-time world champion having a number of flying laps interrupted.
The latter, during which he had set a formidable first sector, was halted by Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg crashing at Flip 13, prompting a crimson flag and seven-minute delay.
Verstappen’s Purple Bull team-mate and nearest title challenger, Sergio Perez, was fourth, with the group trying to preserve their streak of getting received all 12 races this season.
Williams delivered a formidable efficiency as Alex Albon claimed fifth and team-mate Logan Sargeant took seventh, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri every slotting in behind them.
Ferrari, who had Robert Shwartzman driving rather than Carlos Sainz in considered one of their allotted rookie periods, have been nicely off the tempo.
Charles Leclerc completed sixteenth, greater than 1.6s again from Verstappen, whereas Shwartzman was final amongst drivers who set a time.
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Sky Sports activities’ F1 Bernie Collins and Karun Chandhok check out Aston Martin’s upgrades following the summer time break.
Sky Sports activities’ F1 Bernie Collins and Karun Chandhok check out Aston Martin’s upgrades following the summer time break.
The one automotive that failed to do this was the Aston Martin Lance Stroll after the Canadian was pressured out of the session by a suspected energy unit problem.
With the season resuming after a close to month-long break, there was loads of experimentation occurring within the early levels as groups used aids resembling flow-vis paint and aerodynamic rakes.
Drivers additionally needed to cope with the sand that had been blown onto the monitor within the Dutch coastal city, which means Friday’s second session at 3pm is prone to paint a clearer image of the pecking order going into the weekend.
Dutch GP Follow One Timesheet
Driver Group Time 1) Max Verstappen Purple Bull 1:11.852 2) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.278 3) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.373 4) Sergio Perez Purple Bull +0.471 5) Alex Albon Williams +0.595 6) Lando Norris McLaren +0.608 7) Logan Sargeant Williams +0.765 8) Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.806 9) Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +0.897 10) Esteban Ocon Alpine +0.950 11) George Russell Mercedes +0.961 12) Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.043 13) Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri +1.138 14) Kevin Magnussen Haas +1.470 15) Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +1.596 16) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +1.667 17) Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo +1.974 18) Nico Hulkenberg Haas +2.171 19) Robert Shwartzman Ferrari +2.951 20) Lance Stroll Aston Martin No time Sky Sports activities F1’s dwell Dutch GP schedule
FRIDAY AUGUST 25
12.55pm: F2 Qualifying
2.45pm: Dutch GP Follow Two (session begins 3pm)
4.15pm: The F1 Present
SATURDAY AUGUST 26
10.15am: Dutch GP Follow Three (session begins 10.30am)
12.10pm: F2 Dash Race
1.15pm: Dutch GP Qualifying build-up
2pm: Dutch GP Qualifying
SUNDAY AUGUST 27
8.55am: F2 Function Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Dutch GP build-up
2pm: THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Dutch GP response
5.30pm: Dutch GP highlights
Formulation 1 returns after the summer time break with the Dutch GP and all periods might be dwell on Sky Sports activities F1 from this Friday. Stream F1 on Sky Sports activities with NOW for simply £26 a month for 12 months. Cancel anytime