Relive qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix with live commentary

La Formula 1 is making its comeback after 4 weeks of summer break. The Dutch Grand Prix marks the start of the second part of this 2024 campaign still led by Max Verstappen et Red Bull. The real hostilities will begin this Saturday with the qualifications which promise to be hotly contested between the three-time reigning world champion, the Mercedes and McLaren in ambush. See you from 15:00 p.m. this Saturday to follow the qualifying for the Dutch GP.

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16:03 p.m. – 🏁 This is the end of this live commentary of qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. Thank you for joining us and see you this Sunday at 15:00 p.m. for the race, still on AUTOhebdo. Have a nice evening !

16:00 p.m. – 🏁 Norris makes everyone agree and signs the 4th pole position of his career! 1'09"673 for the Englishman who put 0"356 behind Verstappen, dashing the hopes of the Dutch people. After Russia in 2021, Spain and Hungary this year, the McLaren driver will once again start at the head of the peloton. For Verstappen, it is his first defeat at home since the return of Zandvoort to the calendar in 2021. Piastres completed the Top 3 ahead of Russell and Pérez. Following behind Leclerc, Alonso, Albon, Stroll et gasly

15h57 - While Alonso and Stroll completed their fast lap, provisionally ranking 5th and 7th, the rest of the drivers returned to the track for the decisive moment! Norris is still in control ahead of Piastri and Verstappen

15h53 - Russell more than 4 tenths behind Norris despite new tires. Following behind Leclerc, Gasly, Stroll, Pérez, Albon and Alonso

15h52 - At the end of the first attempts, it is Norris who leads the dance in 1'10"074 with 0"119 and 0"148 ahead of Piastri and Verstappen

15:48 p.m. – 🟢 Let’s go for Q3 in Zandvoort! Who will be the pole sitter for this 2024 Dutch Grand Prix? See you in 12 minutes!

15:40 p.m. – 🏁 Surprise at Mercedes and Ferrari ! Sainz et Hamilton eliminated with the 11th and 12th times of this Q2. They are accompanied by tsunoda, Hulkenberg et Magnussen. Verstappen got hot after deciding not to come out again. The Dutchman dropped back to 8th and was undoubtedly helped by the poor times of Sainz and Hamilton. Gasly and Albon will be there in Q3 just like the two Aston Martin with Stroll 4th and Alonso 10th

15h37 - Things get busy in the pit lane, everyone comes out with those who are temporarily eliminated at the head of the peloton. Only three minutes left on the clock!

15:35 p.m. – 🔎 5 minutes from the checkerboard in this Q2, Magnussen, Gasly, Tsunoda, Hülkenberg and Albon are provisionally eliminated

15h33 - The Ferraris behind the leading group with Leclerc 6th and Sainz 10th respectively 0 and 564 behind Norris

15h32 - Norris temporarily takes the lead in 1'10"496 while Verstappen ranks third but more than 3 tenths behind McLaren! Clearly, the Dutchman is not yet completely comfortable this weekend

15h31 - The difference between new and worn-in tires is obvious. 1'10"505 for Piastri who even beats last year's pole time

15h30 - Verstappen comes out on new tires. The Dutchman seems wary of the rain even though his engineer confirmed that the threat of a downpour is real

15h28 - Sainz is the first to record a time: 1'11"835 for the Madrilenian, immediately beaten by Leclerc in 1'11"665. The two Ferraris were running on broken-in tires

15h25 - 🢢 It leaves again at Zandvoort with the green light given for the start of Q2. 15 minutes on the clock!

15:20 p.m. – 🏁 Or with made it clear on the radio that something was wrong with the car. New problems forAlpine of Normand in qualifying?

Esteban Ocon eliminated in Q1 😔

Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas et Guanyu-Zhou will also start at the back of the grid, Logan sargeant did not participate in qualifying after his accident in FP3.#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/4SjkJEyAKv

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) August 24, 2024

15h18 - 🏁 End of Q1 at Zandvoort and it doesn't work for Ocon, only 17th. He is joined by Ricciardo, Bottas and Zhou. Up front, Pérez set the best time in 1'11"006 while the track improved considerably in the final moments. Russell, Sainz, Leclerc and Hamilton completed the Top 5. It also happened for Gasly, 14th

15h15 - Everyone comes out on the track for the last attempts. Among the drivers far from being safe: Sainz Pérez, Russell and even Leclerc. All provisionally qualified but not serene

15:13 p.m. – 🔎 5 minutes from time, Hamilton still leads ahead of Norris and Verstappen. Among those provisionally eliminated we find Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Bottas and Zhou. Sargeant is already assured of finishing last since he is not participating in the session

15h11 - Sainz improved with a lap of 1'12"223 but only moved up to 14th place. Be careful not to get trapped

15h10 - Verstappen completes his first attempt and places 3rd, only 0 seconds behind Hamilton. It's very close with Norris sandwiched between the two world champions

15h07 - Norris only 2 thousandths behind Hamilton's best time which was 1'11"375

15h05 - The drivers at the top of the table set off. Leclerc provisionally takes third place in 1'11"890 while Piastri takes the lead with a mark of 1'11"541

15h03 - 1'13"062 for Hülkenberg, the first to set a time in this Q1

15h02 - Lots of people on the track and the first lap times are getting underway. Hülkenberg, Zhou, Gasly, Ocon, Alonso and Stroll are in action. The main challenge will be to avoid traffic traps and possible red flags. The drivers will quickly record good times to take shelter

15h00 - 🟢 Let's go for qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix! Place in Q1 with 18 minutes on the clock to climb among the 15 fastest drivers

14:58 p.m. – 🌧️ In terms of weather, radars predict a 40% chance of rain

14h55 - 🛠️ It's official, Sargeant will not participate in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. On the other hand, no worries about the race. since Williams is able to rebuild the car. So there will be 19 cars in a few minutes.

14h53 - 💥 Here are the images of Sargeant's accident a few hours ago

LOGAN SARGEANT’S BIG CRASH 🤯

Red flag during these EL3, the driver is fine ✅#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/WY79rcYmxf

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) August 24, 2024

14h51 - Williams continues to work on Sargeant's car. As a reminder, he was the victim of a big off-track in EL3, pulverizing his car which even caught fire. Everyone is mobilizing behind the scenes so that the Floridian is at the start of the qualifications

We are assessing the chassis but it currently looks okay. We will aim to repair and build up the chassis to be ready for Qualifying, however with the amount of work to be completed it will be difficult, but we'll give it everything. pic.twitter.com/1yaPzTK2Nu

- Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) August 24, 2024

14h48 - Several questions at the dawn of these qualifications. Will Verstappen manage to find his way back to pole position, having only taken one in the last 7 Grands Prix? Will McLaren and its developments succeed in taking the lead? Will Mercedes be able to stand up to McLaren and Red Bull? Only a few minutes left before we get an answer!

14:45 p.m. – Hello and welcome to AUTOhebdo's live commentary for qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. The session is scheduled to start at 15:00 p.m.

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