IT’S the turn of the F1 Dutch Grand Prix, home of world champion Max Verstappen, this weekend.
The Red Bull driver will be looking to further cement his grip on this year’s title with a win at his home race in Zandvoort.
But title rival Charles Leclerc and longtime foe Lewis Hamilton will be out to spoil the party.
- Grand prix start time: Sunday, Sept 4 – 2pm BST
- Qualifying: Saturday, Sept 3 – 2pm BST
- Stream/TV: Sky Sports F1
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Keep up to date with all the action from Zandvoort below…
FP2 is done
A final few laps at the end of the session but the order at the top remains.
Ferrari and Mercedes will be pleased with their work today – Red Bull have some work to do after Verstappen’s problem earlier in the day.
Tsunoda’s car is being recovered
We might be able to squeeze in a few laps once it has been removed from the gravel.
Red Flag – Session stopped
Tsunoda has stopped in the gravel and the session has been brought to a halt with 11 minutes to go.
That is likely to be it for the session as there is no crane to collect his AlphaTauri.
Leclerc was quickest but just 0.004 seconds over Sainz. Hamilton is in P3 after a solid start to FP1.
Half-way through FP2
Leclerc has just gone time. Sainz is in second and Hamilton and Russell take third and four place respectively.
Red Bull are still to show their hand, so expect that line up to change before the end of the session.
Lull in action here
We have 42 minutes to go and at the top it is Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Hamilton.
Verstappen leading the way
Top five at the moment is Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Russell Norris.
Jenson Button is track side commentating on turn three and you can just see the cars whizzing by especially Max Verstappen who is going great once again after gearbox issue.
The championship leader is going very wide on his turns too.
Verstappen is back on track
After a gearbox issue in FP1, there was a huge cheer for the home hero as he climbed into his Red Bull and took to the track.
He is making up for lost time and currently sits P1 after only four laps.
FP2 is go
Second session underway in Holland for the Dutch GP.
FP1 is done and it is a Merc 1-2
Who thought we’d be saying that ahead of the session?
Could the revival be back on? Mercedes struggled so badly at Spa but this weekend they have started on the front foot.
Russell heads Hamilton in first practice while Sainz is third and Norris in fourth.
We never got to see Verstappen’s true pace owing to a gearbox problem, but Perez his teammate was only quick enough for seventh.
Five minutes to go
Remember, no Verstappen after his gearbox problem after only seven laps.
It is Russell now in P1, Hamilton in P2…surely this is not the Mercedes revival?
Sainz in P1, Norris in P2 and Russell in P3
Ricciardo in P4, Leclerc in P5, Perez in P6.
Perez and Ricciardo have offs
Both the Red Bull man and McLaren’s Ricciardo have moments of running off track and into the sand.
Both keep out of trouble and prevent any damage to their cars.
Alonso is on a flyer
The Alpine man goes quickest by over a second. That is some lap form the Spaniard. He’s still got it.
Session has restarted
Verstappen’s Red Bull has been recovered and the race track is live again.
We are back underway in Zandvoort. A little over 40 minutes to go.
Verstappen tops the timesheets from Ricciardo and Norris.
Red flag – session has been stopped
Drama here as Verstappen is getting out of his car. Not the start to the home race he was hoping for.
But it is short-lived – he’s stoppped
The championship leader has come to a stop on track. He’s complaining of a gearbox problem.
He only took a new one in the last race. That is some concern for the team and the racer.
Green light in FP1
The Dutch GP is underway and plumbs of orange smoke pour across the track.
A huge cheer for Max Verstappen as he takes to the track…
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
