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Video from the Dutch Grand Prix weekend has revealed the moment Lewis Hamilton was caught speeding on his way to the grid before the race began. The stewards issued the Ferrari driver a five-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix due to the error. The incident occured as drivers completed their reconnaissance laps at Zandvoort before the race…

Carlos Sainz remains convinced he can become Formula 1 world champion with Williams. The Spaniard joined the British team ahead of this season after being unfortunate to lose his seat at Ferrari when the Scuderia opted to sign seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. His debut campaign with the Grove-based team has not gone as smoothly as Sainz would have liked, with…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s growing desperation to get a strong result in his Mercedes was clear from his lunge at Charles Leclerc, which took the Ferrari driver out of the race. But Mercedes’ rookie driver showed he was feeling the urge to make up places early in the race as he struggled to put a move on Alexander Albon. He even…

Oscar Piastri’s ninth career victory was notable as it gives him the same number of wins as both his team mate Lando Norris and manager Mark Webber. But something made this achievement even more special: it was also Piastri’s first ‘grand slam’. The McLaren driver won from pole position, led every lap and set fastest lap. He became the 27th…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Dutch Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren. Oscar Piastri leads the drivers championship by 34 points from Lando Norris after the Dutch Grand Prix. 2025 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 249 2025 F1 constructors championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 432 Standings with 15 out of 24 races complete. 2025 Dutch Grand Prix…

Formula 1’s European season concludes this weekend at the fastest track on the calendar: Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix. For the last time this year, both of its main support series will appear on the bill, as Formula 3 holds its final round. That championship has already been won by Rafael Camara. Formula 2 will return but still…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 1, 2025, 09:11 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren has traced the race-ending reliability issue on Lando Norris‘ car at the Dutch Grand Prix to a problem on the chassis side rather than a failure of the car’s Mercedes engine. Norris retired seven laps from the finish at Zandvoort when…

Several drivers produced stand-out performances at Zandvoort but one clearly rose above the rest. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Dutch Grand Prix weekend. Lando Norris Qualified: 2nd (1 place behind team mate, +0.012s)Grid: 2nd (1 place behind team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: Two-stop (M-H-H)Finished: 18th (17 places behind team mate) ▶ Fastest throughout practice but missed pole position by a…

Having already been teased, the news has broken that Formula E star, Nick Cassidy, will be joining Peugeot in 2026 to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The move was teased at the start of August with a mock Instagram direct message about Cassidy’s availability this September to race in the Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 1, 2025, 06:36 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has defended Kimi Antonelli‘s nightmare Dutch Grand Prix weekend, saying highs and lows are to be expected in a teenager’s rookie season. Antonelli’s race came to an end on Sunday when he crashed into the Ferrari of…

The Dutch Grand Prix is likely to prove a pivotal moment in this year’s world championship fight. Lando Norris had the pace to stay in touch with his race-leading team mate Oscar Piastri, but never threatened to pass him. As the race neared its end, Norris increasingly looked resigned to losing seven points to his championship rival. This would not…

Formula E star Nick Cassidy will join Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad for the 2026 season.  The move confirmed on Monday is set to be part of a wider deal for the former Envision and Jaguar FE driver with Peugeot parent, Stellantis: he looks likely to race for the team hitherto known as Maserati MSG Racing in FE in…

Racing Bulls celebrated their first podium finish for four years yesterday but accused Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jnr of costing them an even better result. Team principal Alan Permane said Sainz cost them the chance to get both cars in the top five by colliding with Liam Lawson. “I feel very sorry for Liam, because without Sainz crashing into him…

Carlos Sainz Jnr was deeply unimpressed with the stewards’ decision to penalise him for his collision with Liam Lawson during the Dutch Grand Prix. The Williams driver was stunned when his race engineer Gaetan Jego told him he had been given a 10-second time penalty for the incident at Tarzan. “Who gets a penalty? Me?” he asked. “Are you joking?…

Fernando Alonso howled with rage when the Safety Car was first deployed during the Dutch Grand Prix. The Aston Martin driver had pitted just five laps earlier and he feared the appearance of the Safety Car had ruined his race. He got the first indication the bad news was coming when race engineer Andrew Vizard warned him: “Yellow at turn…

Charles Leclerc said Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s attempt to overtake him was too optimistic after the pair collided. The stewards handed Antonelli a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his licence after he made contact with the Ferrari at the Hugenholzbocht, taking Leclerc out of the race. “Car 12 [Antonelli] was attempting an overtake on the inside of car…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 31, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix in separate incidents during Sunday’s race. The seven-time champion crashed out of seventh place on Lap 23 of 72 as light rain started to fall around the…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Zandvoort. Driver performance summary Advert | Become a…