Lando Norris takes a gripping pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix followed by Russell and Antonelli.
Qualifying 1
The teams wasted no time at the start of Qualifying as they flooded out of the pits to get a banker lap in.
After the first runs Piastri led the way from Russell, Norris and Antonelli, all covered by 0.25 seconds. At the other end of the pecking order, the two Cadillacs, Williams and Aston Martins made up the drop zone.
The gaps were definitely larger than we saw during Sprint Qualifying, indicating the set ups changes were finding good time.
We saw massive time gains on the final runs but as the chequered flag fell Alex Albon pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.02 seconds to go through to Q2. Behind them Alonso, Stroll, Bearman, Botts and Perez made up the back of the grid.
Qualifying 2
After the first runs, the McLarens, Ferraris and Mercedes separated themselves from the rest of the field. Piastri continued his good form to take the provisional lead as the top 5 were separated by only 0.136 seconds. Antonelli had work to do, 0.5 seconds down while the two Red Bulls struggled in 9th and 10th – 0.8 seconds down.
In the drop zone was Gasly, Tsunoda on his interim return, Colapinto, Hulkenberg, Ocon and Albon. Lots to still play for though as the final runs got going.
The cars headed out on track with about 5 minutes to go, most trying a double warm up lap to ensure their tyres were in the right window.
At the end of the session, Gasly, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Colapinto, Ocon and Albon were knocked out. The upgraded Alpine wasn’t quite enough to get Gasly into the top 10.
The Mclarens led the way in their battle with Mercedes and Ferrari but now Verstappen had joined the party. Russell and Hamilton both bailed on their final laps after big lock ups at Turn 1 while Lawson made it into the Top 10 for Red Bull. Something he didn’t achieve in his first stint in the team.
Qualifying 3
Here we go, the Top 10 shoot-out!
As the session got going, Red Bull announced rain expected for the final 5 minutes. This threatened to cause chaos if drivers didn’t get their bankers in.
After the first runs Norris took provisional pole with a great banker, followed by Russell and Piastri. Leclerc slotted in 4th, with Antonelli and Verstappen very close behind. Hamilton struggled again, in only 8th place and 0.4 behind his teammate.
The rain started to fall as the drivers jockeyed for position, racing around to get to the line as early as possible.
Despite the rain, the drivers were going quicker!
Lando Norris pulled out a fantastic lap to take pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, from George Russell by 0.1 seconds. Antonelli and Piastri made up the 2nd row, followed by the two Ferraris. Lewis Hamilton recovered beautifully to out-qualify his teammate for 5th.
The two Red Bulls came next, Lawson doing really well to join Verstappen on the 4th row and Bortoletto and Lindblad making up the 5th row.
This sets up an intriguing grid for the final Dutch Grand Prix. Don’t miss it with lights out at 2pm GMT.