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The opening stages of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort descended into chaos after rain had started to fall during the grid procedure.
Max Verstappen crashed heavily on the exit of the final corner on the opening lap of the race. The Red Bull driver admitted that it was entirely his own mistake. The Dutchman thought he could get back on the throttle, but that part of the track was ...Keep reading

David Malukas and Sting Ray Robb were involved in the first major crash of the Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., with the resulting caution leading to a pitlane incident involving championship leader Alex Palou. On lap 35 of 147, Malukas, who had surrendered seventh place by pitting under an earlier caution, crashed heavily into the wall at Turn 7. Robb was following closely and had nowhere to go ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli reckons Mercedes “clearly” no longer boasts the fastest car after finishing runner-up to Lando Norris at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver made it consecutive wins from pole at Zandvoort aboard a heavily upgraded MCL40, making it just two victories in six for Mercedes due to Ferrari also claiming a couple.
It marks a far cry from the ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff says Mercedes "haven't got the money" to develop at the same rhythm as their championship rivals.

Carlos Sainz holds himself responsible for the contact that forced his Williams team mate to retire from the Dutch Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was heard voicing his frustrations during the Dutch Grand Prix, a race in which he just missed out on a podium in fourth place.

George Russell has shared his thoughts after he opted to let Kimi Antonelli pass on the final laps of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli ended an eventful Dutch Grand Prix in second place, bringing a close to a weekend in which the Mercedes driver admitted to lacking confidence in the car.

Lando Norris thrived in the battle to win the Dutch Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

Lando Norris may have started from pole in the Netherlands, but the McLaren man really had to work for what was his second consecutive race win in 2026 and his second in three years at Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen was unable to complete a lap of Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort Circuit, with the Red Bull driver dramatically crashing out in front of his home fans.

Lando Norris emerged as the victor of an action-packed Dutch Grand Prix, the McLaren driver crossing the line ahead of the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

Franco Colapinto found himself at the centre of an FIA stewards’ controversy after being penalised for an infringement under yellow flags at the start of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
The Alpine driver was in the process of overtaking Yuki Tsunoda when Max Verstappen crashed a few metres ahead, triggering yellow flags before the race was subsequently stopped by a red flag.
Colapinto was ...Keep reading

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Dutch Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz has shouldered the blame for making contact with his Williams partner Alex Albon in Zandvoort, which netted him a nominal 10-second penalty.
Sainz was defending from Albon four laps before the end of the Zandvoort race when Albon attempted to pass the Spaniard round the outside of Turn 1. On the inside Sainz locked up his front tyres, which sent him in a straight line off the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has urged Ferrari to be more like Mercedes with its efficiency after growing frustrated by a lack of team orders during the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver finished fourth in an action-packed contest at Zandvoort on Sunday, with his mid-race battle with stablemate Charles Leclerc arguably being Hamilton’s defining period.
Hamilton had just overtaken ...Keep reading

Nico Rosberg has argued that Mercedes will be concerned by McLaren's development rate and raw speed following the Dutch Grand Prix. 
Speaking on Sky Sports F1, the 2016 Formula 1 champion praised Lando Norris's pace at Zandvoort. Despite opting not to pit for fresh tyres when others did during the virtual safety car period, Norris successfully maintained his lead over the field.
Comparing ...Keep reading

Former Mercedes Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg has defended the Brackley outfit's team orders during the Dutch Grand Prix. 
The race at Zandvoort was heavily disrupted on the opening lap when Red Bull's Max Verstappen suffered a massive crash, resulting in a red flag. Following the restart and a subsequent late virtual safety car, Kimi Antonelli pitted for soft tyres while George Russell stayed ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell conceded the team's decision to swap him with Formula 1 team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the end of the Dutch Grand Prix was the "right decision" as they fought for second behind winner Lando Norris.
Antonelli and Russell were running second and fourth, behind leader Norris and split by Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, when a late virtual safety car for a stricken Esteban ...Keep reading

At the end of the 2026 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell scored the same number of points under the sprint format, therefore cancelling each other out in the championship even though the Mercedes team order benefited the Italian at the end of the race.
As such, Russell retakes second place in the F1 standings from Lewis Hamilton, while Lando Norris - the winner in ...Keep reading