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Round 12 · 2026Sprint

NetherlandsDutch Grand Prix

Zandvoort, Netherlands21–23 Aug

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Sixty pit stops in Norris’s winning farewell at Zandvoort

Lando Norris won a pit stop-heavy race today, featuring sixty pit stops and around ten different strategies. The reigning World Champion claimed what will, for now at least, be the final edition of the Dutch Grand Prix, writing his name into the closing chapter of the event’s history following its…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Lando, so it’s the last race here in Zandvoort. They’ve all been won from pole, but my word, you really had to work for that one. What a job.Lando NORRIS…

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Norris to start from the front at Zandvoort, all three compounds in play for the race

Lando Norris will start from pole position in the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. The reigning World Champion was the fastest driver in qualifying at Zandvoort today, stopping the clock at 1:11.163. Behind him, the Mercedes drivers secured second and third places: George Russell set a best time of…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Giedo van der Garde) Q: Lando, you are on pole position for the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. You must feel happy about that?Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it doesn’t get any better. A…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix Post-Sprint Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Welcome to our Sprint finishers. Well, Lando, we spoke before the race. You were a little bit concerned about it. It was a damp inside start line, but you…

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Russell takes Sprint pole in the Netherlands

George Russell secured pole position for the Sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver set the fastest time of 1:11.567, edging Lando Norris by just 0.041 seconds. Behind the McLaren driver, Charles Leclerc posted the third quickest time, finishing 0.055 seconds adrift of Russell. Sprint…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES James VOWLES (Williams), Peter BAYER (Racing Bulls), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas)Q: James, if we could start with you, and can we start by talking about drivers? Both have re-signed. Just how important is that stability for you and the team?James VOWLES: Yeah, it’s vitally important.…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference Transcript

PART ONE – Arvid LINDBLAD (Racing Bulls), Sergio PÉREZ (Cadillac), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull)Q: Max, perhaps we could start with you. Hope the summer was good to you. First, though, can we talk about the big news of the day? Four more years at Red Bull Racing. Congratulations. Was it an easy…

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2026 Dutch Grand Prix Preview
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In the Netherlands with the Sprint format

Formula 1 resumes with a Sprint weekend. The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will also adopt this format. Located on the shores of the North Sea, the circuit is 4.259 kilometres long and features 14 corners. Its most distinctive characteristic is its two banked turns (Turns 3 and 14), whose banking…

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