F1 Zandvoort LIVE: Reaction after Norris takes Dutch GP pole

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