Lando Norris
Lando Norris

F1 Dutch Grand Prix as it happened

Recap the F1 2024 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

25 Aug 2024
14:25
Hamilton passes Alonso

Lap 16: Hamilton makes short work of overtaking old title rival Alonso as he moves up to ninth. 

14:24
Norris making a move?

Lap 15: Norris has picked up the pace and has just moved back into DRS range of Verstappen.

Verstappen has just complained about his Red Bull so doesn't totally happy. 

14:22
Hamilton into the top 10

Lap 14: Hamilton is now up to 10th and into the points. 

It's that trademark move into Turn 1 as Hamilton slides his Mercedes down the inside of Stroll's Aston Martin. 

14:19
Sainz squeezes past Gasly for P7

Lap 11: Sainz has snatched seventh place of Gasly but he had to fight hard for it. 

Having dived down the inside at Turn 1, the pair ran side-by-side through Turn 2 before Sainz edged ahead on the run into Turn 3, making the move stick. 

14:16
Hamilton gets Hulkenberg!

Lap 10: Hamilton is past Hulkenberg and up to 11th! 

He dives down the inside of Hulkenberg at Turn 1. Next up for Hamilton is Stroll in 10th. 

14:13
Adventure for Magnussen

Lap 7: Magnussen has taken a trip through the gravel as he locks up and runs wide while trying to make up ground towards the back of the field. 

14:11
Hamilton up to 12th

Hamilton has made some early progress, gaining two places on the opening lap or so.

He pulled off an impressive overtake on Tsunoda to lead the drivers who started on softs, but he is now stuck in a DRS train behind Hulkenberg's Haas. 

14:09
Piastri coming back at Russell

Lap 5/72: After losing out at the start to Russell, Piastri is now within DRS range of the Mercedes driver as he looks to reclaim the position. 

14:07
Lap 3

Verstappen has already broken the DRS threat by pulling 1.6s clear of Norris in the first couple of laps. 

14:05
LIGHTS OUT!

Verstappen snatches the lead from Norris into Turn 1! 

Piastri has also lost out to Russell and drops to fourth. 

What a terrible start for the McLaren duo!

14:00
Tyre strategies

Most of the field are starting on medium tyres. 

Tsunoda (11th), Hamilton (14th), Bottas (16th) are all on softs, while Magnussen has opted for hards. 

13:49
Great atmosphere at Zandvoort
13:43
How the grid lines up
  1. Lando Norris 
  2. Max Verstappen 
  3. Oscar Piastri 
  4. George Russell
  5. Sergio Perez
  6. Charles Leclerc 
  7. Fernando Alonso 
  8. Lance Stroll 
  9. Pierre Gasly 
  10. Carlos Sainz
  11. Yuki Tsunoda 
  12. Nico Hulkenberg 
  13. Daniel Ricciardo 
  14. Lewis Hamilton 
  15. Esteban Ocon 
  16. Valtteri Bottas 
  17. Zhou Guanyu 
  18. Logan Sargeant 
  19. Alex Albon 

Kevin Magnussen starts from the pitlane 

13:32
Disappointing day for Hamilton

It was a disappointing qualifying for Hamilton, who was surprisingly dumped out in Q2 with only the 12th fastest time. 

To add insult to injury, the seven-time world champion was slapped with a three-place grid penalty for impeding Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Q1. 

That means the Mercedes driver will line up from 14th today. He will have a tough task on his hands to try and salvage a decent result today, but he vowed to "send it" when he was speaking on the drivers' parade a short while ago. 

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
13:15
Norris on pole with Verstappen alongside

Norris is looking to claim his second win of the season after claiming a brilliant pole position on Saturday. 

The McLaren driver denied home hero Verstappen a pole with a stunning lap that was 0.356 seconds faster than the world champion - a significant gap around one of the shortest circuits of the season. 

Norris has highlighted that starts have been one of his weak points so far this year. It's only a short run down to Turn 1 at Zandvoort, so can he turn things around today and convert his fourth career pole into a second victory?

Verstappen will be determined to stop him and seal a fourth successive win at his home race.

Both cars appear evenly matched, so we could be in for a thriller! 

Lando Norris
Lando Norris
13:03
Race day at Zandvoort!

Hello and welcome to Crash.net's live coverage of the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. 

It's a beautiful day at Zandvoort and we are just under an hour away from lights out. 

The Dutch Grand Prix gets underway at 14:00 BST.

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