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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…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Zandvoort, 2025 Lando Norris, McLaren, Zandvoort, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Carlos Sainz (ESP) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47. 30.08.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 27, 2025, 09:48 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Oscar Piastri secured pole position for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix after beating his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris to the fastest time in qualifying by 0.012 seconds. Norris had looked like the favorite for pole throughout free…

Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Dutch Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’09.338 1’08.964 (-0.374s) 1’08.662 (-0.302s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’09.469 1’08.874 (-0.595s) 1’08.674 (-0.200s) 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’09.696…

Aug 27, 2025, 09:46 AM ET Lando Norris edged out Oscar Piastri in final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix as the McLaren title protagonists gear up for a pole position shoot-out. Norris, who has won three of the last four races to close within nine points of Piastri in the drivers’ championship, completed a dominant practice clean sweep after…

Aston Martin’s start to the Dutch Grand Prix weekend was one part great, one part terrible. While Fernando Alonso put his AMR25 second fastest, less than a tenth of a second off the fastest time of the day, Lance Stroll put his car in the barrier at Hugenholzbocht. Aston Martin took their biggest points haul of the season so far…

Aug 29, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that contract talks to keep George Russell for next year are “a formality,” even as the wait to confirm him for 2026 has prompted speculation about his Formula 1 future. Mercedes has yet to announce its lineup for 2026, trailing far behind other teams, but it has…

Pictures from practice for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Zandvoort, 2025 ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 29: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort…

Aug 27, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Lando Norris outpaced McLaren title rival Oscar Piastri in Dutch Grand Prix first practice, which saw both Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen end up in the gravel. Norris, who cut Piastri’s championship lead to nine points before Formula 1’s summer break four weeks ago, was 0.292s faster than the Australian in a surprisingly incident-packed…

One of Formula 1’s Safety Cars has had an upgrade for the second part of the 2025 season. Aston Martin has replaced its previous Vantage model, introduced last season, with a new Vantage S, offering higher performance. It is making its debut at Zandvoort for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. The car manufacturer says the Vantage S can hit a…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Marko: Kein Palou und ein Telefonat mit Perez bei Red Bull (Kleine Zeitung – German) ‘There’s absolutely ‘no truth’ to the rumours that Red Bull is in negotiations with US IndyCar driver Alex Palou. ‘That’s not true.” Why Cadillac F1’s American dream doesn’t include an American driver (Las…

Envision Racing has announced that Sebastien Buemi will remain at the team after signing a multi-year deal. It keeps the former series champion at the team going into the GEN4 ruleset, which will arrive for the 2026-27 season, making Buemi the first driver confirmed that will have driven across all iterations of Formula E. “I’m really happy to re-sign with…

Aug 28, 2025, 10:48 AM ET As Sergio Pérez prepares to return to Formula 1 in 2026 with Cadillac, his former teammate Max Verstappen congratulated him and said the Mexican’s difficult last season at Red Bull does not define what he can do. Earlier this week, Perez and ex-Sauber and Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas were announced as Cadillac’s driver duo…

Sebastien Buemi will likely become the longest serving driver in Formula E after it was revealed he has extended his role at Envision Racing on a “multi-year deal” today. The 2015-16 champion, who is tied for the most wins in Formula E (14, with Mitch Evans), has weathered the storm of a poor 2024 by showcasing a renewed aptitude for…

It’s now over a decade since the FIA introduced its penalty points system designed to punish consistently poor driving standards from drivers racing in the Formula 1 world championship. By giving drivers points on their superlicences for being judged as responsible for committing rules infractions, the system was brought in to act as a deterrent for careless and dangerous driving…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Could this Formula 1 driver find himself in an Indy 500 seat? His boss could make it happen (Indy Star) ”We just talked about it,’ Bottas said when asked about running the Indy 500. ‘It’s definitely on my bucket list.” Colton Herta dodges questions on rumoured move to…

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has said he and Lewis Hamilton “stupidly” underestimated the scale of the challenge he faced when he joined. The hype around Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari has soured this year, with the seven-time world champion yet to score a podium for the team. During a difficult Hungarian Grand Prix, a downbeat Hamilton suggested Ferrari “probably need…

Porsche will change its Formula E line-up for the first time in three seasons, and for only the third time ever, ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. News that Antonio Felix da Costa will not continue into a fourth campaign with the team was revealed by The Race on Tuesday and is expected to be officially communicated next month. That ends…

The first race on the 2026 F1 calendar is over six months away but we already know one of the 22 drivers on the grid will have a penalty. Cadillac’s announcement yesterday that Valtteri Bottas will return to drive for them means he will serve a penalty which was issued during his final race. Driving for Sauber at the time,…