Sergio Perez
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How Max Verstappen claimed pole at F1 Dutch Grand Prix

Max Verstappen earned pole position in front of his home fans at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix.

This is how he did it...

03 Sep 2022
11:49

Norris moves into eighth for McLaren ahead of Stroll and Albon.

11:47

Hamilton slots into fourth, 0.5s off.

11:46

Russell goes second, 0.066s off Leclerc.

11:45

Leclerc goes 0.3s clear of Sainz to take top spot off his teammate.

11:44

Vettel goes third for Aston Martin, 0.5s off the pace. 

11:44

Sainz has gone fastest with a 1m11.971s, 0.2s ahead of Verstappen.

11:38

Albon goes third for Williams - impressive!

11:32
The Orange Army are out in force

Circuit atmosphere - fans in the grandstand. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort,
Circuit atmosphere - fans in the grandstand. Formula 1 World Championship,…

11:29

Order with 30 minutes on the clock: Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz, Russell, Stroll, Schumacher, Vettel, Perez and Magnussen.

11:28

Hamilton is unhappy after being impeded by Tsunoda into Turn 7.

11:25

Leclerc and Hamilton are trying to improve their times again.

11:22

Russell on team radio: "Those pigeons are back on the apex of Turn 7."

11:21

Hamilton slots into third now, 0.6s off Verstappen's top time.

11:20

Leclerc goes second for Ferrari, 0.5s off.

11:19
11:19

Sainz moves up to second but he's 0.7s off Verstappen.

11:17

Verstappen improves again on the same set of softs - 1m12.196s now for the reigning champion.

11:16

Schumacher goes third for Haas, 0.9s down on Verstappen's early benchmark.

11:14

Russell slots into second, 0.6s off the pace.

11:13

Hamilton's first time of the day puts him second, 1.0s off.

11:12

Verstappen goes 1.2s clear of his teammate at the top of the timesheets.

11:11

Verstappen joins the action and he's out there on the softs, going fastest in S1.

11:09

Still no more times on the board - a slow start to FP3.

11:03

Perez sets a 1m13.792s to go quickest - the only time on the board so far.

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