Winner: Lando Norris Lando Norris bookended the summer break with victories as he put together one of the greatest drives of his career to take victory at the Dutch Grand Prix. But while he left Zandvoort smiling, many of his rivals were left thinking what might have been. Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers from the final Grand Prix in the Netherlands. Lando Norris was unconvinced he could convert pole into victory in the Dutch Grand Prix after failing to mount a challenge for the win against George Russell in the Sprint....

F1 ACADEMY has announced that their Rookie Test will return this year, alongside the launch of a new Rookie Training Camp, supported by Loughborough University. The Rookie Training Camp and Rookie Test have been designed to help identify, develop, and support the strongest talent from an increasingly competitive and global pool of female drivers. Following last year’s inaugural Rookie Test, seven drivers graduated to full-time seats on the 2026 grid, while an additional two have made Wild Card appearances this season....

Set against a backdrop of red, white, and blue flags amid the memorable orange of the fans in the grandstands, while Zandvoort’s ‘Last Lap’ might not have given the home crowd its fairy tale ending, it certainly delivered a rollercoaster of a race. Reigning World Champion Lando Norris claimed back-to-back Grand Prix victories with a strategic masterclass and some sterling overtakes, sharing the podium with Championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, who won Saturday’s Sprint ahead of Charles Leclerc, with Norris in third....

The Dutch GP weekend was always going to be difficult for Liam Lawson after he was parachuted into Red Bull Racing at the last minute, but the New Zealander excellently did the job that he was asked to do. The Red Bull RB22 and Racing Bulls VCARB 03 may share the same power unit, but they are very different beasts, and heading into a busy Sprint weekend schedule with just a day in the Milton Keynes simulator with which to adapt to the former was a big challenge....

Netflix have confirmed that Formula 1: Drive to Survive is set to return for Season 9, giving fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the 2026 F1 campaign. Since first hitting the streaming platform back in 2019, the show has become a global hit as viewers have tuned in to witness the various twists and turns - both on and off the track - of each Formula 1 season. Now fans will again get the chance to take a peek into what has been happening in the paddock across the 2026 championship, which has already witnessed some big storylines ranging from the emergence of youngest-ever title leader Kimi Antonelli through to an ever-changing pecking order as the development race evolves....

Fred Vasseur has reflected on Ferrari’s strategy during the Dutch Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton criticised the team’s decisions over the radio. Ferrari claimed fourth and fifth with Hamilton and Charles Leclerc during Sunday’s 72-lap race in Zandvoort, with the pair just missing out on the final podium position as Mercedes' George Russell resisted late pressure. During the race, Hamilton became heated over the radio after being held up by Leclerc despite being on a fresher set of tyres and implementing an alternative strategy....

Oscar Piastri has admitted that he doesn’t “have any answers” at the moment after being surprised by his lack of pace in the Dutch Grand Prix, a race he labelled as “disappointing” following his P6 finish. The event had initially started well for Piastri, who pulled off an impressive overtake on Mercedes' George Russell at the restart having switched to the hard tyres during the stoppage. However, a slow pit stop appeared to undo the Australian’s race and from there he slipped backwards, eventually being overtaken by both Ferraris before crossing the line in a lonely sixth place....

Nico Hulkenberg admits that he was “a passenger” in his near-miss with Audi team mate Gabriel Bortoleto following the Brazilian’s high-speed spin in the Dutch Grand Prix. Hulkenberg finished best-of-the-rest behind the leading teams in last Sunday’s 72-lap race at the Zandvoort Circuit after finishing eighth, ensuring the German secured back-to-back points finishes. The result came after a dramatic opening lap incident, with Max Verstappen losing control of his Red Bull through the final, high-speed banked turn on a damp track before hitting the wall....

Laurent Mekies has conceded that the Dutch Grand Prix was a “very difficult weekend” for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen suffering an early crash out of Sunday’s race while Liam Lawson took home a P7 finish. After Verstappen and Lawson lined up in seventh and eighth on the grid respectively, the pair briefly enjoyed some wheel-to-wheel battling when the event got underway - but Verstappen’s final home race at Zandvoort came to an end within a couple of laps when he lost the rear of his car and hit the wall coming out of Turn 14....

Charles Leclerc was only 1.3s away from the podium in Zandvoort, but finished fifth in the final Dutch Grand Prix despite Ferrari demonstrating plenty of race pace on Sunday. The Monegasque driver had an eventful race, fighting with team mate Lewis Hamilton, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and George Russell’s Mercedes. Finishing fifth on a day where the pace was strong was frustrating for Leclerc, and he was not helped by a late Virtual Safety Car, called to clear debris caused by the fighting Williams cars....

McLaren Norris followed his Hungary victory with success at Zandvoort, to reignite his Championship charge. Despite losing out to Antonelli at the second standing start, Norris kept close to the Italian and really closed him down in the second stints. That was when he pulled off a brilliant move to take the race lead and, from there, never looked in danger of being passed. Despite not stopping under the late VSC and thus being on older tyres than his rival, Norris was able to pull away to win by over 11 seconds....

The final Dutch Grand Prix certainly delivered a memorable event, with Lando Norris taking the spoils in a dramatic race on Sunday. There were many other talking points that emerged during an action-packed weekend at Zandvoort, however, from Mercedes' “risky” strategy en route to a double podium, through to Max Verstappen’s heavy crash and the performances of the super-subs. Here are all the key moments from the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix…...

The best drivers tend to rise in difficult circumstances. In a tough and unpredictable Dutch Grand Prix, reigning World Champion Lando Norris asserted his authority. It was a performance that even Norris doubted was possible based on the results of the Sprint a day earlier, when he faded around 10 laps into the 100km dash after overworking his medium tyres in a vain attempt to compensate for his McLaren’s lack of slow-corner performance....

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....