ROUND 36 OF 72:
The rain is getting dangerously close. The teams are attentive to the sky.
ROUND 31 OF 72:
Alonso (3rd) falls 2.3 seconds behind Pérez (2nd). Although the Aston Martin member does not open DRS, Gasly is under control.
ROUND 30 OF 72:
Tsunoda (9th) is the only driver in the top 10 who can activate DRS right now.
ROUND 29 OF 72:
1st Verstappen, 2nd Pérez, 3rd Alonso, 4th Gasly, 5th Sainz, 6th Albon, 7th Ocon, 8th Zhou, 9th Tsunoda, 10th Norris.
ROUND 28 OF 72:
Alonso gets serious in these last two laps! The Spaniard has the possibility that his Aston Martin opens the DRS.
ROUND 27 OF 72:
Max Verstappen distances himself from his pursuers. The Dutchman has an advantage of 2.7 seconds over Pérez and the margin increases as the laps go by.
ROUND 26 OF 72:
Sergio Pérez picks up the pace and removes the possibility for Alonso that he can open the DRS. The Spanish continues to insist to be able to activate it.
ROUND 24 OF 72:
The use of the DRS is already allowed.
ROUND 24 OF 72:
Alonso is giving it his all to stay away from DRS with Pérez. Gasly and Sainz come from behind with speed.
ROUND 22 OF 72:
Fight for fourth place! Carlos Sainz is putting pressure on Pierre Gasly.
ROUND 22 OF 72:
Fernando Alonso has been very attentive in the restart and it is the extension of Pérez’s Red Bull.
ROUND 21 OF 72:
The safety car enters the pit lane! Max Verstappen is in charge of resuming the race.
ROUND 21 OF 72:
They inform Sergio Pérez that it could rain in 15 or 25 laps.
ROUND 20 OF 72:
The race remains neutralized until Sargeant’s Williams retires.
ROUND 18 OF 72:
1st Verstappen, 2nd Pérez, 3rd Fernando Alonso, 4th Gasly, 5th Carlos Sainz, 6th Zhou, 7th Magnussen, 8th Albon, 9th Ocon, 10th Tsunoda.
11th Norris, 12th Leclerc, 13th Hamilton, 14th Piastri, 15th Bottas, 16th Hülkenberg, 17th Russell, 18th Lawson, 19th Stroll.
ROUND 17 OF 72:
George Russell and Lance Stroll take advantage of the safety car period to change tires.
ROUND 16 OF 72:
The safety car enters the scene! Sargeant gets out of the car under his own power.
ROUND 16 OF 72:
Yellow flag in sector 2! Logan Sargeant accident. The pilot reports that he is fine.
ROUND 15 OF 72:
It’s raining in the pit lane! All the drivers are on dry tyres.
ROUND 14 OF 72:
Fernando Alonso gets dangerously close to Pérez. The distance between them is 1.3 seconds.
ROUND 13 OF 72:
With Pérez’s late pit stop, Max Verstappen climbs to the first position. The Mexican is second and Fernando Alonso is third.
ROUND 13 OF 72:
Sergio Pérez is the last to stop in the pits and ride the soft ones.
ROUND 12 OF 72:
Leclerc enters the pits to mount softs and change the front wing.
ROUND 12 OF 72:
Verstappen and Gasly enter the pits to ride softs. Sergio Pérez is the only one who continues with the intermediates.
ROUND 11 OF 72:
The intermediates start to lose performance because the track is drying out as the laps go by. Zhou, Alonso, Sainz, Tsunoda, Ocon, Norris and Lawson enter the pits to mount the softs.
ROUND 10 OF 72:
Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton pit to remove the Intermediates and onto the Softs.
ROUND 10 OF 72:
They inform George Russell that light rain will come in two or three minutes.
ROUND 9 OF 72:
Leclerc lets Carlos Sainz pass due to the damage to his front wing. The Spanish rises to 6th.
ROUND 8 OF 72:
Sainz’s track engineer informs his driver that Leclerc has touched his front wing. Spanish is the shadow of Monegasque.
ROUND 8 OF 72:
The two Red Bulls are in the lead! Max Verstappen puts the spotlight on his teammate. The difference between the two is 7.1 seconds.
ROUND 7 OF 72:
Pérez is leading the race, followed by Verstappen, Zhou, Gasly, Fernando Alonso (5th), Leclerc, Carlos Sainz (7th), Tsunoda, Magnussen and Esteban Ocon closes the points zone.
ROUND 6 OF 72:
Fernando Alonso masterfully gets rid of Leclerc! The next target for the Asturian is Pierre Gasly (4th).
ROUND 6 OF 72:
Brutal battle between Alonso and Leclerc for fifth place! Both are on intermediate tires. The two-time champion is the extension of the Ferrari.
ROUND 4 OF 72:
Intermediate tires are the only logical choice in these track conditions. There is a lot of spray coming up in these first few laps.
ROUND 3 OF 72:
Big mistake with the drivers who continue on the track with dry tires! Russell, Albon, Piastri, Stroll, Bottas and Hülkenberg are having huge difficulties right now on the softs.
ROUND 3 OF 72:
Verstappen, Alonso, Sainz and Ocon enter the pits to ride intermediates.
ROUND 2 OF 72:
Fernando Alonso is doing some extraordinary first laps. He grows in the face of adversity and is now in second position having passed Lando Norris.
ROUND 2 OF 72:
It’s pouring down in Zandvoort! Track conditions have changed from one second to the next. Sergio Pérez, Leclerc, Gasly, Zhou, Tsunoda and Lawson enter boes to ride intermediates.
START THE RACE
Verstappen and Norris keep the starting position. Fernando Alonso makes a magical start and climbs to third position thanks to his overtaking on the inside of turn 3.
The intensity of the rain is increasing with the passing of the minutes.
Drops on the visors of the pilots! The first units are placed in their respective grid positions.
Fernando Alonso’s track engineer tells him that rain is coming.
The formation lap begins in Zandvoort!
CHOICE OF TIRES FOR THE DEPARTURE
Most of the drivers have opted for soft tyres. The exception is Lewis Hamilton, who chooses the media.
Faces of concentration inside and outside the garages. The tension rises and the show is about to start.
5 MINUTES
The start of the race for the thirteenth Grand Prix of the season is practically imminent.
CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
Red Bull Racing is at the top of the world championship (503 points), followed by Mercedes (2nd place, 247 points), Aston Martin (3rd, 196 p.) and Ferrari (4th, 191 p.).
DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
Max Verstappen is leading the general with an advantage of 125 points over his pursuer and teammate, Sergio Pérez.
Behind the Red Bull Racing drivers, Fernando Alonso is located 3rdone point ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Leclerc is 5th (99 points), Russell 6th (99 points) and Carlos Sainz 7th (92 points).
ORDER OF THE GRILL
VERSTAPPEN 1st – NORRIS 2nd
RUSSELL 3rd – ALBON 4th
ALONSO 5th – SAINZ 6th
7º PEREZ – PIASTRI 8º
9º LECLERC – SARGEANT 10º
11º STROLL – GASLY 12º
13º HAMILTON – HÜLKENBERG 14º
15º ZHOU – OCON 16º
17th TSUNODA – BOTTAS 18th
19TH LAWSON
MAGNUSSEN, from the pit lane.
STARTING GRID UPDATE
Yuki Tsunoda has been penalized with three places on the grid for having hampered Lewis Hamilton in Q2. The Japanese goes from 14th to 17th place.
Kevin Magnussen will start from the pit lane for having changed numerous components of the power unit.
SAINZ STATEMENTS IN DRIVERS PARADE
“So far this has been one of the toughest weekends of the season. It has not been easy to do good laps. Sixth place was the most we could (in qualifying)“.
“We will try to do everything we can to get good points. We must be aware that our rhythm is not the strongest this weekend“.
ALONSO STATEMENTS IN DRIVERS PARADE
“I’m happy, the car is better than in the last few races. The improvements are working. Fifth place is a good starting point“.
“We approached the race with questions about the time and the tyres. We are two places away from the podium, climbing is the goal. We must go step by step. I am optimistic“.
After this review of the main FIA Formula 2 race, we turn all our attention to Formula 1, because there is a lot to tell.
TOP 10 IN THE FIA F2 RACE
These have been the drivers who have scored points in the penultimate Grand Prix of the season:
CHAOS IN THE TOP 6 OF THE WORLD CUP
The top six drivers in the championship have had a terrible Sunday in the Netherlands. Théo Pourchaire (current overall leader), Vesti (2nd), Doohan (4th) and Bearman (6th) missed the checkered flag due to accidents.
On the other hand, Iwasa (3rd) and Martins (5th) were penalized for causing a collision with other drivers. The first of them did not score points, while the second went from fifth place in the race to ninth.
In the end, the championship positions remain unchanged.
Behind the winner in the main race, Maloney (2nd) and Crawford (3rd) completed the podium ceremony.
The first driver had struggled with tire wear in the closing stages of the session, but was able to withstand the pressure and keep the American behind.
TRIUMPH OF CLEMENT NOVALAK IN F2
The French driver has won his first victory in FIA Formula 2 after having made an extraordinary comeback from 13th position on the grid.
Thanks to changing tires early, taking advantage of incidents ahead and knowing how to stay calm to get away from his pursuers, Novalak enjoyed taking the first step of the podium in Zandvoort.
Less than an hour before the red lights go out and we can enjoy the Formula 1 race, before we do a brief review of the main Formula 2 race, which was chaotic and exciting in equal parts.
What will the Spanish do in Zandvoort?
Fernando Alonso will start fifth and Carlos Sainz sixth, a position than that of Ferrari I would have signed before qualifying began.
“We will have to know how to suffer…”, said Sainz.
We leave you the schedule and where to see the GP this Sunday.
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Changes on the grid!
We begin with the information from the preview of the Dutch GP!
Verstappen will come out first and Ferdinand alonso, in fifth place, but there are changes on the grid! click here to know more details.