Lando Norris may have started from pole in the Netherlands, but the McLaren man really had to work for what was his second consecutive race win in 2026 and his second in three years at Zandvoort. You duly acknowledged the British driver’s imperious performance, with your runner-up slot going to Fernando Alonso after he put Aston Martin back in the points. Here’s how the voting broke down… Lando Norris - 18....
Lando Norris was left feeling “over the moon” after he passed Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton with a pair of spectacular overtakes to win the Dutch Grand Prix, marking his second victory of the season. Starting from pole position, the McLaren driver’s clean opening lap was halted following a scary crash for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, which resulted in a red flag and eventual restart for the remaining competitors. It was on this second attempt that Norris lost the lead to Antonelli, forcing him to launch an attack that lasted for the majority of the race....
Kimi Antonelli was left disappointed at ending the Dutch Grand Prix in second place but has also taken the positives from a weekend where he had struggled for confidence in the car, with the Italian feeling that his two strong starts “saved” his race. After overtaking Mercedes team mate George Russell for P2 when the event got underway, Antonelli went one better during the subsequent restart - with the race red-flagged following a heavy crash for Max Verstappen - and snatched the lead from Lando Norris....
George Russell has accepted that Mercedes' call for him to pull aside and allow team mate Kimi Antonelli through was “the right decision”, even though it left him at the mercy of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Dutch Grand Prix. It was a tricky race day for the Silver Arrows as neither driver seemed to be comfortable with their cars, which was especially true for Russell, who lost a position to Antonelli on the opening lap before dropping behind Oscar Piastri at the restart....
Lewis Hamilton has explained the emotions behind his radio messages during the middle phase of the Dutch Grand Prix, with the seven-time World Champion voicing his frustration after spending several laps stuck behind the sister Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Hamilton was hot on the tail of the other Scuderia car by Lap 43 of the 72-lap event and felt that he had more pace - but Leclerc seemed reluctant to let his team mate by, and also opted against a call to pit....
Carlos Sainz has reflected on the error that saw him tangle with his Williams team mate Alex Albon late in the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Spaniard conceding that it was “the last thing you want to do”. Days after the much-needed boost of Sainz and Albon committing to the Grove-based outfit for 2027, Williams endured another disheartening weekend in Zandvoort as they failed to score points for a sixth consecutive round....
Toto Wolff has explained Mercedes' call to invert their cars during the latter stages of the Dutch Grand Prix, with George Russell asked to allow Kimi Antonelli through into second place. Antonelli had been running in P2 behind McLaren’s Lando Norris when a Virtual Safety Car was called in the final phase of the race, and the Italian was amongst those to take the opportunity to pit for fresher tyres....
Alisha Palmowski converted her fourth pole position into her fourth race win of the season in the F1 ACADEMY Feature Race in Zandvoort, extending her lead at the top of the standings in the process. The Red Bull Racing driver did just enough to keep second-placed Alba Larsen behind her at the race start before the pair duelled for the majority of the race. However, Palmowski managed to stay ahead and claim her fourth victory of the 2026 season....
World Champion Lando Norris is on pole for the Dutch Grand Prix, but the McLaren man will have both Mercedes in close company when the lights go out, having narrowly beaten George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in Qualifying. Oscar Piastri lines up fourth in the second McLaren, ahead of the Ferrari duo of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen is seventh on the grid for his home race, with his stand-in Red Bull team mate Liam Lawson an impressive eighth, barely a tenth down on the Dutchman....
Lando Norris has taken his second consecutive victory of the season during an eventful Dutch Grand Prix, the Briton beating Kimi Antonelli to the win while home favourite Max Verstappen suffered a dramatic crash that resulted in the race being red-flagged. After Norris initially led away from pole position at the start, the race was halted just one lap later when Verstappen lost the rear of his Red Bull and hit the wall heavily....
Max Verstappen was unable to complete a lap of Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort Circuit, with the Red Bull driver dramatically crashing out in front of his home fans. Verstappen arrived at the event amid a wave of positivity after agreeing a contract extension that will keep him at the Milton Keynes-based team until at least the end of 2030. However, as Red Bull struggled for pace throughout the Sprint event, the four-time World Champion’s already “disappointing” weekend concluded when he rounded the final corner of his opening lap....
Payton Westcott converted pole position into her maiden F1 ACADEMY win with a lights-to-flag drive in the Reverse Grid Race at Zandvoort. The Mercedes driver started on Reverse Grid pole for the first time following the disqualification of Wild Card driver Zoe Florescu from the Qualifying session after her car was found to be in breach of the Technical Regulations. After a perfect start, Westcott kept herself out of trouble at the race start, during two Safety Car restarts and throughout the 17-lap race, winning by almost two seconds....
Lando Norris conceded that he was “a little surprised” by his pole position in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Briton not expecting such a turnaround having felt that he and the team had struggled earlier in the day. After losing out on P2 to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the Sprint, Norris returned to action again for Qualifying later on Saturday and McLaren soon caught the eye with their performance, both cars having looked quick during Q1....
George Russell wasn’t too disappointed to miss out on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver pleased to be “back in my groove” after qualifying P2 behind Lando Norris. After converting pole to victory in the Zandvoort Sprint, Russell was firmly in contention to secure the top spot again, but ultimately lost out by 0.102s to a sublime final lap by Norris just as the rain began to fall....
Max Verstappen was confident that he had not “left anything on the table” in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver having to settle for P7 after experiencing “limitations” in the car. Having ended the Sprint in sixth earlier in the day, Verstappen tried to give his home fans something to cheer about during the afternoon’s running but was unable to match the pace of McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari, putting him in seventh place for Sunday’s race....
Lewis Hamilton has raved about the “unbelievable” improvements that Ferrari made to his car over the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, but his team mate Charles Leclerc was contrastingly left searching for answers after he endured a “less than ideal” session. The Briton didn’t enjoy a smooth start to Round 12, having felt uncomfortable in Sprint Qualifying before he failed to progress during the 24-lap event and came home in P7....