Dutch Grand Prix FP1 results: Russell faster than Hamilton
What happened in Dutch GP Free Practice 1?
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen caused a red flag in the early stages when his Red Bull stopped with gearbox trouble which put him out of the session after a few laps on hard tyres. Fernando Alonso set the bar at 1m13.635s, with Lando Norris at 1m12.929s and then Sainz at 1m12.845s Mercedes ran more on the hards early on, so the track grip had developed more by the time they switched to the softs. Russell topped the times with a 1m12.455s with 13 minutes to go, with Hamilton taking P2, 0.240s adrift of his team-mate. Sainz was third, ahead of the McLarens of Norris and Daniel Ricciardo (who took a trip through the gravel at Turn 11). Leclerc was sixth, ahead of Perez – who suffered a grass but continued. Read also:
Dutch Grand Prix FP2 results: Leclerc faster than Sainz
What happened to Dutch GP Free Practice 2?
Verstappen used his hitherto unused softs at the start, setting the bar at 1m13.465s. That was 0.079s quicker than Sainz in the middle. Sainz then went quicker to 1m13.412s, with Leclerc up by 0.025s as Verstappen dipped into traffic on the second push lap. Sainz switched to the softs and dropped his P1 time to 1m12.349s, 0.068s clear of Hamilton, with Russell three tenths back. Leclerc ran later and dropped Sainz by 0.004 seconds. Hamilton was third ahead of Norris and Russell. Verstappen could only manage eighth, seven tenths off the pace. Yuki Tsunoda caused a red flag 12 minutes earlier when he stayed on his AlphaTauri. Read also:
