15:35
With five minutes remaining, we're about to get going with the final runs of Q2. Currently in the drop zone are Gasly, Tsunoda, Colapinto, Hulkenberg, Ocon, and Albon.
Verstappen at Zandvoort
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F1 Zandvoort LIVE: Reaction after Norris takes Dutch GP pole
Live coverage of Saturday at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Hadjar out injured; Lawson in at Red Bull, Tsunoda at Racing Bulls
- Russell wins Zandvoort sprint race
- Hamilton making changes to find pace for qualifying
Zandvoort makes its final F1 bow this weekend after hosting the sixth race of its comeback stint on the calendar. Max Verstappen has previously taken two wins on home soil, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have shared the other two victories to date.
As F1 returns from its summer break, there are limited upgrades on display, with Aston Martin and Alpine attracting the most attention. The former is due to the power unit upgrade being brought by Honda. Although early indications suggested a power boost of between 30-50bhp, expectations were cooled ahead of the weekend, before Fernando Alonso qualified slowest for the sprint race.
Alpine, however, has brought an eight-part aerodynamic upgrade for Pierre Gasly's car. The changes appear to have worked, with the Frenchman returning to the top 10 in sprint qualifying.
A wrist injury to Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar has seen a switch of drivers at both the front-running team and Racing Bulls, with Liam Lawson moving up to replace the Frenchman, whilst veteran Yuki Tsunoda has been drafted in to partner Arvid Lindblad.
The weekend is the fifth Sprint event of the season, meaning that Friday saw a single practice session before sprint qualifying in the afternoon. George Russell's sprint race win concluded the sprint element of the weekend, with normal service resuming with regular qualifying on Saturday afternoon, and then the grand prix on Sunday.
Rain is expected to play a part this weekend, with a chance of wet running on Saturday, after Friday began in damp conditions.
2026 Dutch Grand Prix Saturday schedule
Sprint Race: 11:00am BST - 12:00pm BST
Qualifying: 3:00pm BST - 4:00pm BST
22 Aug 2026
15:31
On used tyres, Verstappen is fourth fastest, one position ahead of team-mate Lawson.
As the Ferrari drivers cross the line, down go the Red Bull men, and the McLaren drivers force them down further.
Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Antonelli is the new order.
15:28
Hulkenberg sets the first time with a 1m12.879s, before Antonelli goes top, and Russell pushes him down, setting a 1m11.959s of his own.
15:26
Green light for Q2
Q2 begins and there is no time being wasted by the top teams as they all head straight out.
15:23
Cadilliac will one day sort out some graphics rather than simply typing updates. It's not a very slick look for a top-tier
sports team at the moment.
15:20
In P14, that might not look brilliant for Lawson at Red Bull, but he is only a tenth off Verstappen, who was in P12. This weekend has been a tough one for the team.
15:19
Out in Q1
Out in Q1 are:
17: Sainz
18: Alonso
19: Stroll
20: Bearman
21: Bottas
22: Perez
15:18
Tsunoda improves to seventh place. Sainz is out in 18th, and that appears to be the bottom six locked in.
15:18
Chequered flag
Albon improves and Stroll is out as the chequered flag falls.
15:17
Stroll improves to 15th place. But he's quickly pushed back down onto the bubble of the drop zone.
15:16
Old tyres are being used for the front-running teams as they expect to be through. Hamilton will have some concern in 10th place, however.
15:15
With three minutes to go, Bortoleto, Bearman, Ocon, Bottas, Perez and Stroll are those in the drop zone.
Gasly and Sainz are the two just above and on the bubble.
15:13
Not a great moment for Hamilton, as he locks up and runs off at Turn 1. We said about the damage that can be caused by the gravel, and he will certainly have picked up some floor damage there.
15:12
Stroll is back to the foot of the times after his time was deleted due to a track limits violation.
15:11
The two Alpine drivers are the only drivers without times, but they are nearing the end of their laps.
Gasly moves to P12 with Colapinto then taking that place. An interesting result, given Gasly has the updates and his team-mate does not.
15:09
As Mercedes put their first efforts in, Russell goes second with Antonelli fourth.
15:08
Norris goes to the top with a 1m13.060s. He's clear by 0.346s from Hamilton. But Piastri then takes over at the top with a 1m12.848s.
The times are rapid compared to Friday afternoon.
15:06
He's followed - and bettered - by Hamilton, Lawson and Verstappen, who become the new top three.
The Mercedes and McLaren drivers are now on their way to deliver their opening efforts, however.
15:05
The first times are coming in. Tsunoda and Lindblad lead the way with Alonso and Stroll following for Aston Martin.
But the goes Leclerc, the first of the big hitters to land a time with a 1m13.406s.
15:02
The threat of rain may be minimal, but the clouds are very dark overhead.
15:00
The threat of rain stands at 10% for qualifying.
15:00
Green light
The clock ticks to the hour and the green light shows. Predictably, the track is immediately busy with Hulkenberg the first to head out.
14:57
Dara O'Shea leads the team out and we're ready to kick off the 2026 Premier League season...wrong sport. The engines are firing up, and we're ready to get going for qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix.
14:55
Five minutes to go. Yesterday proved just how costly even a small error can be, with the gravel ensuring that any trip off the asphalt will carry a heavy price.
Antonelli and Alonso were among those to discover this, and it would be astonishing if there was no repeat today.
14:52
With overtaking extremely difficult at Zandvoort, a strong qualifying performance is vital. But with traffic and yellow flags incredibly likely, it won't be simple to get a lap in.