12:34
Goodbye!
We say goodbye to Formula 1 in Zandvoort for the moment. It continues at 3:00 p.m. with qualifying. Who will contact us back on time with all information!
12:32
McLaren dominates
McLaren also clearly dominated the action in the final training in Zandvoort. Everything indicates that Lando Norris and Oscar Piatri will play the duel around the poles in the afternoon, because the lead to the competition is enormous. Behind it promises to be exciting: George Russell was just ahead of Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, while Aston Martin could also be good for a surprise. On the other hand, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli, who landed outside the top ten, should be disappointed. Nico Hülkenberg also struggled and did not get over 16.
60 ‘
12:30
End 3rd training
The 3rd training on Circuit Park Zandvoort has ended and after the starting exercises it goes back to the pit lane. Carlos Sainz is fourth in front of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Alex Albon, Lance Stroll as well as Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso complete the top ten. 16th place for Nico Hülkenberg.
60 ‘
12:30
Lando Norris wins the 3rd training of the Netherlands Grand Prix
McLaren
The time has expired. The best time also goes back to Lando Norris in the 3rd training session. The Briton was able to set 0.242 seconds between himself and Oscar Piatri. Behind it then a big gap towards George Russell.
57 ‘
12:26
Investigation after the race
The race management announces that the incident between Fernando Alonso and George Russell will be examined after training. Here you certainly want to hear the opinions of the drivers.
54 ‘
12:24
Can the small teams annoy the big names?
McLaren is currently clearly driving away from the competition, but behind it it remains exciting. Not only Red Bull fights with problems, Ferrari also does not get on top level and Mercedes does not have a big lead. This opens up opportunities for the pursuers: both Williams and Aston Martin were able to put their drivers into promising positions.
51 ‘
12:22
Narrow number
That was really tight between George Russell and Fernando Alonso at the entrance to the pit lane! The Mercedes moved to the right, apparently to drive into the box, while Alonso put right to overtake at the same time. There was almost a collision. It seemed as if Russell hadn’t chosen his line clearly enough and overlooked Alonso.
50 ‘
12:20
Large distances to McLaren
There are still ten minutes, but so far the picture from Friday has been confirmed. McLaren is clearly in front of the rest of the field and it should be a big surprise if you don’t secure the entire first row.
48 ‘
12:18
No topper from Hülkenberg
Even with Nico Hülkenberg, there is no topper in the first softrun. The German is in tenth place and many in midfield have not yet completed their quick rounds.
47 ‘
12:17
Piatri is missing two tenths
Oscar Piatri cannot go along and in the end he lacks two tenths of a second for his teammate. George Russell arranges in third place with a whopping eight eight tenths of a second.
46 ‘
12:16
New best round of Lando Norris
McLaren
At McLaren you make you seriously and open the qualifying test runs. Lando Norris bangs a 1: 08.972 and sets off a second from Piatri, who has not yet set his quick round on fresh soft soft.
42 ‘
12:12
Verstappen is annoyed by Gasly
Max Verstappen is obviously annoyed by Pierre Gasly, who stands in the way on his quick round on the ideal line and does not really pass it -out. The Frenchman noticed in this regard yesterday.
38 ‘
12:08
Russell new third party
George Russell is in third place on medium tires. He lacks three and a half tenths of Oscar Piatri on Softs.
34 ‘
12:03
Good Bearman time
Oliver Bearman was able to sit down in the first half of the session. On the hard mixture, he drove to fourth place with just half a second behind.
32 ‘
12:02
New best round of Oscar Piatri
McLaren
While Lando Norris is in the garage, Oscar Piatri adds and takes over the top position with 1: 10.120 minutes. In the first half of the training, the strategies are mixed and everything is represented from soft to hard.
28 ‘
11:57
Norris breaks off round
Lando Norris bangs another best time in the first sector, but then he breaks off his round and there is no new improvement from him. Meanwhile, Hadjar has set himself in third place with almost half a second.
26 ‘
11:56
Verstappen clearly back
Max Verstappen does not come about after his first round. He lacks seven tenths of a second to Norris. However, Verstappen was also on the medium tire. The McLaren drove their rounds on the soft.
25 ‘
11:55
New best round of Lando Norris
McLaren
The route has now filled up properly and the drivers from the top teams are on the road. Lando Norris sits at the top with a 1: 10.262 minutes, 0.071 seconds in front of World Cup leader Oscar Piatri.
20 ‘
11:50
New best round of Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin F1 team
Aston Martin’s second driver is also on the road. With a time of 1: 11,082 minutes, he goes to the top position. For a long time it shouldn’t take for a long time to get out more and more. The route slowly comes into the right window.
19 ‘
11:49
New best round of Lance Stroll
Aston Martin F1 team
After his big crash yesterday, Lance Stroll is now on quick rounds. A 1: 11,854 comes about on the soft tire.
18 ‘
11:48
It is slowly filling
The route slowly begins to fill up if you still cannot speak of a high driving operation. Six drivers are currently on the asphalt band.
15 ‘
11:45
Route develops steadily
Kick clean
The route continues to develop steadily and we have now arrived in the low 1: 12 area. Bortoleto last was 1: 12.014 minutes.
12 ‘
11:42
New best round of Gabriel Bortoleto
Kick clean
Gabriel Bortoleto joins those who are already going on a Longrun. With 1: 12,966 minutes he goes to the first position of the results list. Four drivers only set a time. The rest waits for the route to improve further.
9 ‘
11:39
New best round of Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
The second lap time of the Mercedes juniior already looks much more meaningful: it marks a 1: 13,740. However, only a few drivers do more than a single round.
8 ‘
11:38
Two lap times
Kick clean
Many only drive installation rounds and then come back to the pit lane. Nico Hülkenberg is at least a lap time. His 1: 17,495 is far from what we saw yesterday. Antonelli has also driven a lap time, but it is another warm -up round.
6 ‘
11:36
More drivers outside
Gradually, other drivers go on the track. The choice of the tire mix is very different and some dry tires are now there.
4 ‘
11:34
Hadjar shows up
Isack Hadjar shows at least briefly to the spectators in the Racing Bull and turns a round to intermediate before going back to the box. Yesterday he missed valuable travel time because of a problem at the Power Unit.
1 ‘
11:31
Start 3. Training
The traffic lights are on green, the start of the 3rd training in Zandvoort has taken place. Nobody has it in a hurry. The route is still green after a thunderstorm pulled over the route at night. There are also some places that are slightly wet.
11:27
The weather
After the feared rain failed to materialize on Friday, the forecasts for today have brightened up. According to Formula 1 weather service, the probability of rain is only 20 percent. The route temperature is currently 20 degrees.
11:17
The fight in midfield
Friday was also anything but desired at Ferrari. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton never came into a position in the sessions to be able to put pressure on the front places. It looked better at Mercedes, who can certainly hope for it, at least to be fighting the second series of starting. In midfield, it is as usual. Apart from Aston Martin, Williams mainly left a strong impression. For its part, it was clean in the Longruns in a good shape.
11:14
What is possible for Verstappen?
Max Verstappen started his home game with great expectations, but after Friday a different picture showed up at Red Bull. The world champion admitted that they continued to fight with the same problems and that despite numerous changes in voting, no real solution had been found. Verstappen even said that even a place in the top five could be difficult to reach during qualifying. The day, on the other hand, was more encouraging for Yuki Tsunoda, who felt more comfortable in the car and approached short and long runs closer to Verstappen.
11:07
McLaren full of course
McLaren leads the team World Cup with a comfortable lead and is already 299 points ahead of the next pursuer before the Netherlands weekend. If the team continues its current course, the title defense could be in dry cloth at Azerbaijan’s Grand Prix. Friday provided no indication that McLaren could deal with this path: Lando Norris and Oscar Piatri took the first two places and showed impressive pace. Behind it it indicated that Aston Martin could cause a surprise. The team presented itself in both training sessions as the second strongest force.
10:59
Welcome
In Formula 1 in Zandvoort, the 3rd training is on the plan. The cars go on the track at 11:30 a.m.