After a well-deserved four-week summer break, the Formula 1 makes his comeback and heads to Zandvoort for the Dutch GP, fifteenth round of the 2024 season. Lando Norris starts on pole in front of the local hero, Max Verstappen, and his teammate Oscar piastri.
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Dutch GP
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72/72 – 🏁 LANDO NORRIS WINS THE NETHERLANDS GRAND PRIX! Second victory this season for the Briton who, despite a failed start, flew through this race against Max Verstappen, with a gap of 23 seconds at the finish!
The Dutchman must be content with 2nd place at home, his first defeat at Zandvoort since 2021! Charles Leclerc resists Oscar Piastri and takes the podium! Pierre Gasly takes 9th place and two additional points!
Dutch GP – Ranking
70/72 – Only three laps left for Lando Norris, very close to a 2nd victory in Formula 1 after his first success in Miami!
68/72 - The Mercedes are no longer really coming back to Sergio Pérez: four laps from the goal, the Silver Arrows are still 7″5 behind the Mexican. The Soft tire gamble did not work for George Russell.
66/72 – Oscar Piastri yo-yos with Charles Leclerc with a gap fluctuating around a second between the two drivers.
64/72 – 🆙 Fernando Alonso exceeds Nico Hulkenberg and enters the Top 10.
64/72 – ⏱️ 1'13″878: this is the new best lap in the race signed Lewis Hamilton, who improves his own record. The Briton is closing within two seconds of his teammate.
63/72 : 🔎 With ten laps to go, Lando Norris is heading towards a second victory with almost 2 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen!
61/72 – 🇫🇷🆙 And once again, Pierre Gasly gets the better of Nico Hülkenberg from the outside of the first corner! The Frenchman is 9th and should equal the best result ofAlpine this season !
59/72 – The Australian regains some rhythm and finally returns to the Monegasque’s DRS zone.
57/72 – Oscar Piastri fails to catch up with Charles Leclerc and finds himself in trouble with his tires which he describes as “not exceptional, but it will go until the end”
55/72 – Pit stop for George Russell, who takes the risk of losing his 5th place to finish the race on Soft tires. He comes out 7th just ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
55/72 – After overtaking the backmarkers, Oscar Piastri lost a few lengths on Charles Leclerc: the gap increased to 1″6 between the two drivers.
53/72 – 🔢 As things currently stand, Lando Norris would take 7 points from Max Verstappen and return to 71 points in the Drivers’ championship… and McLaren would amount to 31 points of Red Bull.
52/72 – ⏱️ Best lap in the race for Lewis Hamilton in 1'13″883! The Briton has 20 laps left to catch up with Sergio Pérez: the gap is 25 seconds.
51/72 – Leclerc and Piastri arrive late in their battle, which prevents the Australian from getting closer to the Monegasque.
49/72 – Second pit stop for Lewis Hamilton who, with 23 seconds ahead of Nico Hülkenberg, benefits from a stop without consequences in the standings. He remains 8th and is wearing Soft tires.
47/72 – 🆙 It’s finally happening Carlos Sainz who delays his braking as much as possible at the first corner to overtake Sergio Pérez.
CARLOS SAINZ’S BRAKES 🔥
The Spaniard wins his battle against Sergio Pérez 💪#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/6MKr8RNEYp
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47/72 - An experienced management Ferrari who attacks with Sainz, a Ferrari who defends with Leclerc: the Monegasque is put under pressure from Oscar Piastri, who returned to the DRS zone for 3rd place.
45/72 – Battle also for 6th place between Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz: the Mexican is resisting the Spaniard's attacks for the moment.
43/72 – Oscar Piastri is on fire: the Australian takes 8 tenths from Charles Leclerc and closes the gap to 1″7 behind the Monegasque.
41/72 – 🇫🇷🆙 Magnificent overtaking by Pierre Gasly who imitates Oscar Piastri and overtakes Alexander albon from the outside of the first turn! The Frenchman returns to the Top 10. Kevin Magnussen lost four positions in a single straight, and has just returned to the pits for the first time.
THE BATTLE AT 5 🤯🤯
And it's Pierre Gasly, fighting with Alexander Albon, who comes out on top 🫡#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ldtWgPUapP
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40/72 – 🆙 With fresher tires, Oscar Piastri takes the outside on George Russell and moves up to 4th place!
40/72 – Lando Norris impresses: the gap passes above 10 seconds with Max Verstappen helpless.
39/72 – ⚠️ The sanction has fallen: 5 seconds penalty for Lance stroll for speeding in the pits.
38/72 – No additional action ultimately on the incident with Pierre Gasly, therefore no penalty. On the other hand, an investigation was opened for a speeding violation for Lance Stroll in the pit lane.
37/72 – ⚠️ The stewards noted an incident during the stop of Pierre Gasly, who almost knocked down a mechanic when leaving the pits. An investigation has just been opened.
36/72 – 🔎 The halfway point has just been reached, here is the ranking on lap 36!
34/72 – Oscar Piastri is the last of the leaders to stop and leaves in 5th place with the Hard tires. All drivers, except Magnussen, made their stop.
33/72 – After having resisted 33 laps with his Mediums, Pierre Gasly went through the pits and came out 12th on Hard tires. In front of him, Albon and Magnussen have tires that are around twenty laps old.
32/72 – ⏱️ Lap record for Lando Norris in 1'14″391! The Briton now has a 6″1 lead over Max Verstappen.
31/72 – Carlos Sainz, who was in 2nd place, stops in the pits and comes out just behind Sergio Pérez. Esteban Ocon he also goes to the pits and comes out second to last.
30/72 – It’s Sergio Pérez’s turn to stop, a long stop of 4″4 for the Mexican who comes out 9th between the two Aston Martin.
29/72 – The leader of the race stops in turn: Lando Norris covers Max Verstappen's stop and emerges in front of him, with a five-second margin.
LAP 29 / 72
Our race leader pits
It's a decent stop and, crucially, Norris returns to the track in front of Verstappen #F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/bNu1djv0JC
- Formula 1 (@ F1) August 25, 2024
28/72 – Passage to the pits for Max Verstappen, who must also cover the strategy of Charles Leclerc and company. He also puts on Hard tires, and comes out in front of the Monegasque.
26/72 – 🆙 George Russell stops in turn to cover Charles Leclerc's strategy, but Oscar Piastri remains on track. The Mercedes comes out behind the Ferrari, the undercut worked!
25/72 – Things are getting lively in the stands: it’s Charles Leclerc’s turn to return to attempt the undercut on Oscar Piastri! He comes out on Hard tires in 9th place.
24/72 – Lewis Hamilton, unable to overtake Pierre Gasly, decides to anticipate his stop to abandon his Soft tires and put on Hard compounds.
That was the contact between Pierre Gasly and Lewis Hamilton!
The Briton cannot find the opening with his soft tires, he returns to the pits to put on the hard tires ⚪️#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/fmAvtt1FMc
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23/72 – In the fight for 4th place, Oscar Piastri defends his position dearly in front of Charles Leclerc who fails to find an opening on the McLaren.
22/72 – Now freed in the lead, Lando Norris escapes at the front: the gap quickly climbs to 2″3 in front of Max Verstappen!
21/72 – Lando Norris manages to get Max Verstappen out of the DRS zone, the gap has gone above a second. Behind, George Russell is relegated to five seconds behind the leading duo.
19/72 – Max Verstappen does not lose his footing and remains in contact with the McLaren, but the Dutchman is in trouble with his tires.
18/72 – 🆙 AND IT HAPPENS FOR LANDO NORRIS! He regains the lead of this Grand Prix by overtaking Max Verstappen at the first corner!
LANDO NORRIS TAKES THE HEAD BACK 🚀
Max Verstappen, in trouble with his tires, was unable to do anything against the McLaren's DRS ⚡️#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/JtXTaZBPP3
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17/72 – First attack by Lando Norris at the first corner, without success! Max Verstappen remains in the lead, but the Briton appears threatening.
16/72 – Oscar Piastri has lost contact with George Russell, and it is now Charles Leclerc who is on his heels in the DRS zone.
15/72 – 🆙 Lewis Hamilton enters the Top 10 with an overtake on Lance Stroll. Remember that it is on Soft tires.
14/72 – That's it, Lando Norris is back under second behind Max Verstappen and now has DRS. At McLaren, we are still wondering about the strategy to adopt: we are going with Plan A, a priori…
13/72 – First pit stop at this Dutch GP for Alex Albon, who is wearing Hard tires.
12/72 – 🔎 Lando Norris gets slightly closer to Max Verstappen and comes close to the DRS zone: 1″1 gap after 12 laps of racing.
11/72 – 🆙 He is imitated by Carlos Sainz who blows the Pierre Gasly cork to move to 7th.
Carlos Sainz ⚔️ Pierre Gasly
The old-fashioned overtaking of the Ferrari driver on the Frenchman, Sainz climbs to 7th position 💪#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Q8pia5Ebhu
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10/72 – 🆙 Lewis Hamilton is getting closer to the Top 10 and climbs to 11th place after getting the better of Nico Hülkenberg at the end of the straight. The Briton, however, complains of a lack of top speed.
9/72 – 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly, still 7th, finds himself threatened by Carlos Sainz, but the Frenchman is holding on for the moment.
8/72 – 🆙 A position gained for Carlos Sainz, who overtakes his compatriot Fernando Alonso and climbs to 8th place.
7/72 – The gap is stable at the top: 1″5 ahead for Verstappen ahead of Norris. Starting from the pits, Magnussen went into the gravel at the first corner, without gravity.
5/72 – George Russell loses contact with the two leaders and stops in front of Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc, but the Briton resists.
4/72 – 📺 Relive the start of the Dutch GP with the missed launch of Lando Norris!
🟢 LET'S GO TO ZANDVOORT 🟢
And Lando Norris who is already losing the lead of the race to give it to Max Verstappen ⬆️#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/vAvwplOVAt
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4/72 – It’s Oscar Piastri who puts pressure on George Russell to recover his 3rd place. Max Verstappen takes a 1″4 lead over Lando Norris.
3/72 – The DRS is already activated, but Max Verstappen has already taken the second necessary to force Lando Norris out of the area!
2/72 - Excellent start for Pierre Gasly, now 7th ahead of Fernando Alonso! No incidents to note on this first lap, led by Max Verstappen ahead of Lando Norris!
1/72 - Let's go for the Dutch Grand Prix! And Lando Norris is already losing his lead against Max Verstappen, another bad start for the Briton! George Russell takes 3rd ahead of Oscar Piastri.
0/72 – Little info before the start: never, during his four pole positions in F1, Lando Norris led at the first corner…
0/72 – 🟢 Let's go for the formation lap on this short Zandvoort track!
14h58 – 🔎 We now know which tires the 20 drivers will start on in two minutes: the Top 10 will start with Medium tires, while tsunoda, Hamilton and Bottas put on Soft tires.
14h56 – Max Verstappen is undefeated on home soil since the return of the Dutch Grand Prix: three editions, three victories… but this year, it is Lando Norris who starts in pole position. Will the Dutchman be defeated for the first time in his career at Zandvoort? In any case, he doesn't seem very optimistic...
Max Verstappen not very confident as he approaches the #DutchGP 🤔
Do you agree with the Dutchman?#F1 pic.twitter.com/Kt5LZJc9Mz
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14h54 – ⛅️ Little weather update: after a capricious start to the weekend, the sky should hold for the Grand Prix despite the clouds. F1 indicates a 10% chance of rain in Zandvoort. Temperature-wise, it's 28°C on the track and 19°C in the air.
14h52 – 🔎 Pirelli has revealed the different possible strategies for the Dutch Grand Prix. A one-stop race should be the preferred solution at the Zandvoort circuit.
14h51 – 🇳🇱🟠 It’s not an audience, it’s a real orange tide that occupies the stands of the Zandvoort circuit!
Brilliant Orange 🧡#F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/Q6jsjyFTGK
- Formula 1 (@ F1) August 25, 2024
14h50 – 💬 Logan sargeant will be at the start of the Grand Prix after his impressive accident yesterday, during FP3. The American thanked his team on his radio: “Thank you guys for the rebuild, I know how much work it is, I appreciate the effort. Here we go. »
14h48 – ⚠️ An update on the drivers penalized on the grid: Alexander Albon, disqualified from qualifying yesterday for a floor that was too wide, will start 19th. Lewis Hamilton, penalized for hindering Sergio Pérez in Q1, will start 14th. Kevin Magnussen, who changed engine components after qualifying, will start from the pits.
14h46 – 🔎 Here is the starting grid for this Dutch Grand Prix, with Lando Norris in pole position for the third time this season ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri!
14h45 – 👋 Hello everyone ! Welcome to this live commentary to follow the Dutch Grand Prix together, fifteenth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The start will be given in a few minutes, at 15 p.m.!
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
25/08/2024 at 06:56 a.m.
I preferred the 2023 edition, even if Verstappen was finally defeated in his garden by Norris and the regular way!