Dutch Grand Prix hosting 24-lap sprint race for first time
Polesitter George Russell leads Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc
Kimi Antonelli passes Oscar Piastri for fourth place on opening lap
Antonelli leads drivers' championship by 50 points from Lewis Hamilton
Isack Hadjar ruled out at Zandvoort with wrist injury
Liam Lawson replaces him at Red Bull; Yuki Tsunoda in for Lawson at Racing Bulls
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Needless to say, the Lando Norris-Charles Leclerc battle's benefitting George Russell.
Nearly 1.5 seconds between them.
If it ends like this, that's another small chunk of points towards Russell's title charge and pursuit of Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
Half a second between second-placed Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc behind him.
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen's built a lead of almost two seconds on seventh-placed Lewis Hamilton.
Mixed fortunes for Ferrari right now.
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on Sports Extra 3
Lando Norris is really struggling, he's falling away from George Russell in front, Charles Leclerc is getting very close.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat of the respective swaps at Red Bull and Racing Bulls after Isack Hadjar's wrist injury, then.
Well Liam Lawson's currently in 11th in the Red Bull with Yuki Tsunoda 13th as it stands.
Kai Bachini
F1 commentator on Sports Extra 3
The mistake are piling up for Lando Norris. I wonder what state Charles Leclerc's tyres are in if Norris is complaining on his medium tyres.
Image source, Getty ImagesA word on the race leader George Russell who looks a bit more comfortable now, in light of Lando Norris' problems with the rear of his McLaren, than he did a few laps ago.
1.6 seconds is the gap between him and second-placed Norris as we approach the halfway stage of this sprint race.
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Zandvoort
Very difficult to overtake and we're seeing that. Lando Norris has an edge on pace over George Russell. The one to keep an eye on is Kimi Antonelli, he'll be hoping that Charles Leclerc's tyres will go off towards the end and there will be an opportunity for a move. He'll be looking to minimise the damage to his championship lead.
The pendulum has shifted towards Charles Leclerc on this lap.
"I've got no rear" Lando Norris says over the team radio and Leclerc's clawed his way to within 0.7 seconds of the McLaren driver.
Still, Leclerc's on the soft tyre which is more prone to wear. Surely he's got to make this stick soon.
Image source, Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc is over a second behind Lando Norris in third position right now. But Kimi Antonelli's maintained his sub one second gap on the Ferrari man.
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on Sports Extra 3
Charles Leclerc is dropping away from Lando Norris in front of him, this is good for Kimi Antonelli who will need to be patient on his medium tyres.
Not a great deal separating the top four of this sprint race at the minute which is similar to how sprint qualifying panned out yesterday, in fact.
Not a bad sprint, this. What we've lacked in overtaking, we've gained in a bunched up pack.
Plenty of laps to go. Could we be in for a frantic finale?
Image source, Getty ImagesVery much a cat and mouse battle at the front here as Lando Norris has continued to keep his McLaren within a second of sprint race leader George Russell.
Norris is yet to get close enough to make a move for the lead, however.
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on Sports Extra 3
Hamilton is really closing in on Verstappen, that's a battle to keep an eye on.
Nico Hulkenberg has been told by Audi to box to retire his car.
A pity for him and the team, they looked in decent shape in practice and sprint qualifying yesterday.
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on Sports Extra 3
Everyone is up to temperature now but the question is, can the soft runners Charles Leclerc and Ollie Bearman push anywhere near as hard and for as long as everyone on the mediums?
There's 24 laps in this sprint race and it's a pacey track with plenty of cornering. Charles Leclerc cannot make those softs work for the whole race, can he?
He's within 0.9 seconds of Lando Norris at the minute, but Kimi Antonelli behind has clawed him down to 0.6 seconds inside the opening five laps.
Image source, Getty ImagesAn interesting battle going on between the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen for sixth.
Hamilton's bridged the gap to Verstappen quite significantly, but can he make a move in the next few laps?
Meanwhile at the front, Lando Norris has taken three tenths out of George Russell and is within a second of the Mercedes man.
Kai Bachini
F1 commentator on Sports Extra 3
Charles Leclerc will have to be careful if he doesn't want these tyres to eat away at him.
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's Sergio Perez out, then.
The Cadillac driver had issues on the start-finish straight as the formation lap began and was wheeled into the pit lane.
Meanwhile in the race, George Russell continues to lead the sprint with a 1.1 second gap on Lando Norris in second.
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| Rank | Driver | Number | Fastest Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kimi Antonelli  Mercedes | 12 | 1:12.949 | 36 |
2 | Lando Norris  McLaren | 1 | 1:13.070 | 30 |
3 | George Russell Mercedes | 63 | 1:13.074 | 37 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton Ferrari | 44 | 1:13.139 | 34 |
5 | Charles Leclerc  Ferrari | 16 | 1:13.238 | 39 |
6 | Oscar Piastri  McLaren | 81 | 1:13.608 | 35 |
7 | Nico Hulkenberg  Audi | 27 | 1:13.784 | 34 |
8 | Pierre Gasly  Alpine | 10 | 1:13.911 | 28 |
9 | Gabriel Bortoleto  Audi | 5 | 1:13.992 | 29 |
10 | Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls | 41 | 1:14.285 | 37 |
11 | Max Verstappen  Red Bull | 3 | 1:14.325 | 25 |
12 | Fernando Alonso  Aston Martin | 14 | 1:14.511 | 25 |
13 | Franco Colapinto  Alpine | 43 | 1:14.826 | 31 |
14 | Liam Lawson  Red Bull | 30 | 1:14.861 | 30 |
15 | Oliver Bearman Haas | 87 | 1:14.874 | 32 |
16 | Esteban Ocon Haas | 31 | 1:14.897 | 31 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda  Racing Bulls | 22 | 1:15.110 | 35 |
18 | Lance Stroll  Aston Martin | 18 | 1:15.199 | 24 |
19 | Alexander Albon  Williams | 23 | 1:15.357 | 33 |
20 | Valtteri Bottas  Cadillac | 77 | 1:15.580 | 28 |
21 | Sergio Perez  Cadillac | 11 | 1:15.700 | 28 |
22 | Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams | 55 | 1:16.345 | 32 |
| Rank | Driver | Number | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Qualifying 2 | Qualifying 3 | Qualifying 3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell Mercedes | 63 | 1:13.278 | 1:13.278 | 1:12.235 | 1:12.235 | fastest lap 1:11.567 | fastest lap 1:11.567 | Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:11.567 |
2 | Lando Norris McLaren | 1 | 1:13.071 | 1:13.071 | 1:12.189 | 1:12.189 | 1:11.608 | 1:11.608 | Qualifying 3, 1:11.608 |
3 | Charles Leclerc Ferrari | 16 | fastest lap 1:13.011 | fastest lap 1:13.011 | 1:12.190 | 1:12.190 | 1:11.622 | 1:11.622 | Qualifying 3, 1:11.622 |
4 | Oscar Piastri McLaren | 81 | 1:13.126 | 1:13.126 | fastest lap 1:12.026 | fastest lap 1:12.026 | 1:11.666 | 1:11.666 | Qualifying 3, 1:11.666 |
5 | Kimi Antonelli Mercedes | 12 | 1:13.668 | 1:13.668 | 1:12.511 | 1:12.511 | 1:11.794 | 1:11.794 | Qualifying 3, 1:11.794 |
6 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | 3 | 1:13.585 | 1:13.585 | 1:12.771 | 1:12.771 | 1:12.094 | 1:12.094 | Qualifying 3, 1:12.094 |
7 | Lewis Hamilton Ferrari | 44 | 1:13.151 | 1:13.151 | 1:12.445 | 1:12.445 | 1:12.191 | 1:12.191 | Qualifying 3, 1:12.191 |
8 | Pierre Gasly Alpine | 10 | 1:13.977 | 1:13.977 | 1:12.720 | 1:12.720 | 1:12.578 | 1:12.578 | Qualifying 3, 1:12.578 |
9 | Gabriel Bortoleto Audi | 5 | 1:13.730 | 1:13.730 | 1:12.786 | 1:12.786 | 1:12.583 | 1:12.583 | Qualifying 3, 1:12.583 |
10 | Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls | 41 | 1:14.057 | 1:14.057 | 1:12.785 | 1:12.785 | 1:12.737 | 1:12.737 | Qualifying 3, 1:12.737 |
11 | Liam Lawson Red Bull | 30 | 1:13.420 | 1:13.420 | 1:13.136 | 1:13.136 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:13.136 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls | 22 | 1:14.490 | 1:14.490 | 1:13.145 | 1:13.145 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:13.145 |
13 | Franco Colapinto Alpine | 43 | 1:14.618 | 1:14.618 | 1:13.439 | 1:13.439 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:13.439 |
14 | Nico Hulkenberg Audi | 27 | 1:14.284 | 1:14.284 | 1:13.616 | 1:13.616 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:13.616 |
15 | Esteban Ocon Haas | 31 | 1:14.503 | 1:14.503 | 1:13.893 | 1:13.893 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:13.893 |
16 | Alexander Albon Williams | 23 | 1:14.596 | 1:14.596 | 1:14.294 | 1:14.294 | not available | not available | Qualifying 2, 1:14.294 |
17 | Oliver Bearman Haas | 87 | 1:14.728 | 1:14.728 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:14.728 |
18 | Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams | 55 | 1:14.738 | 1:14.738 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:14.738 |
19 | Lance Stroll Aston Martin | 18 | 1:15.391 | 1:15.391 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:15.391 |
20 | Valtteri Bottas Cadillac | 77 | 1:15.472 | 1:15.472 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:15.472 |
21 | Sergio Perez Cadillac | 11 | 1:15.545 | 1:15.545 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:15.545 |
22 | Fernando Alonso Aston Martin | 14 | 1:16.014 | 1:16.014 | not available | not available | not available | not available | Qualifying 1, 1:16.014 |
| Rank | Driver | Number | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell Mercedes | 63 | 14 | current lap 14 out of 24 | 0 |
2 | Lando Norris McLaren | 1 | 14 | 1.410 behind | 0 |
3 | Charles Leclerc Ferrari | 16 | 14 | 2.131 behind | 0 |
4 | Kimi Antonelli Mercedes | 12 | 14 | 2.880 behind | 0 |
5 | Oscar Piastri McLaren | 81 | 14 | 7.433 behind | 0 |
6 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | 3 | 14 | 8.529 behind | 0 |
7 | Lewis Hamilton Ferrari | 44 | 14 | 9.705 behind | 0 |
8 | Pierre Gasly Alpine | 10 | 14 | 25.689 behind | 0 |
9 | Gabriel Bortoleto Audi | 5 | 14 | 27.080 behind | 0 |
10 | Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls | 41 | 14 | 28.266 behind | 0 |
11 | Liam Lawson Red Bull | 30 | 14 | 28.946 behind | 0 |
12 | Franco Colapinto Alpine | 43 | 14 | 31.614 behind | 0 |
13 | Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls | 22 | 14 | 32.587 behind | 0 |
14 | Esteban Ocon Haas | 31 | 14 | 35.101 behind | 0 |
15 | Oliver Bearman Haas | 87 | 14 | 36.206 behind | 0 |
16 | Alexander Albon Williams | 23 | 14 | 41.305 behind | 0 |
17 | Lance Stroll Aston Martin | 18 | 14 | 42.099 behind | 0 |
18 | Fernando Alonso Aston Martin | 14 | 14 | 42.890 behind | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas Cadillac | 77 | 14 | 48.728 behind | 0 |
20 | Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams | 55 | 14 | 53.094 behind | 0 |
21 | Sergio Perez Cadillac | 11 | 14 | 3 laps behind | 0 |
not available | Nico Hulkenberg Audi | 27 | 14 | no time | 0 |
