Max Verstappen is his preparation for the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday with a sixth time in the first free practice. Strikingly Enough, the home favorite ended up in the gravel bed in a curious way after the training.
Lando Norris was by far the fastest at Zandvoort, Three Tens Ahead of his Teammate and Title Rival Oscar Piastri. McLaren was in the usual superior form in the first training.
Remarkable, it was Aston Martin, who was also fast just before the summer break in Hungary, who came Closest. Lance Stroll Drove the Third Time, Albeit Half A Second from Norris. Fernando Alonso was Slightly Slower than His Teammate and Finished Fourth.
Alexander Albon with the Williams Drove the Fifth Time Before Verstappen. The British Thai was Almost Nine Tenths Slower Than Norris.
Verstappen Conceded 0.940 Seconds on the 1.10.278 of the Fastest McLaren. His training had a sloppy ending. The Dutchman Did a practice starts after the end of the session, but then shot straight ahead hard in the Tarzan corner. Verstappen Got stuck and had to leave his red bull there.
The Ferrari Team was missing in the top ten. Charles Leclerc Did Not Get Further Than FourteENTH, Lewis Hamilton was Fifteenth. Both Conceded More Than 1.6 Seconds On Norris.
Antonelli Ready Early, Hamilton Spins
Early in the training there were three incidents in a row. It starts with a spin from Hamilton in The Hugenholtz Corner. The Briton was Able to Continue Undamaged with his Ferrari. That was not the case for kimi antonelli, who shot off the track in turn 8 with the mercedes and saw his training end there.
Almost SimultaneUly, Yuki Tsunoda Went Straight Ahead with the Red Bull in the Hans Ernst Chicane, which had no consequences for the Japanese. That also applied to a late ride through the gravel bed or George Russell.