2024 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix Highlights

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Introduction

McLaren driver Lando Norris charged to an announcement victory in the course of the 2024 Method 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, overhauling Max Verstappen after his Pink Bull rival moved forward at the beginning – and denying the Dutchman what would have been a fourth-straight residence triumph.

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Norris lined up on pole place for Sunday’s race, however his hopes of changing it into the win took a success when Verstappen jumped him off the road and slotted forward on the first nook earlier than shifting clear and breaking freed from the DRS window.

Nevertheless, Norris gathered himself to mount a combat again because the race developed, discovering one other stage of tempo – whereas Verstappen battled a mid-stint lack of grip – to shut again in on the three-time world champion and reclaim a lead he wouldn’t relinquish.

Norris solely prolonged his benefit earlier than and after the front-runners’ sole pit stops of the day. He ultimately took the chequered flag some 20 seconds away from Verstappen so as to add to his Miami win from earlier this season and minimize the latter’s championship lead.

Charles Leclerc delivered a equally spectacular drive, climbing from sixth to 3rd to salvage a podium on what has been a difficult weekend for Ferrari, with Oscar Piastri having to accept fourth within the different McLaren after extending his opening stint and shedding monitor place in consequence.

Ferrari’s factors tally was boosted by Carlos Sainz’s personal rise to fifth, forward of Sergio Perez’s Pink Bull and the Mercedes machines of George Russell and midfield starter Lewis Hamilton – the teammates choosing late second stops to bolt on mushy tyres and bid for the quickest lap.

Ninth-placed Pierre Gasly gave Alpine one thing to rejoice on Oliver Oakes’s first weekend as their new group boss, whereas Fernando Alonso grabbed the ultimate level on provide for Aston Martin by getting the higher of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg within the closing levels.

Lance Stroll was the twelfth driver to cross the road in his Aston however fell again to thirteenth, behind RB’s Daniel Ricciardo, after being discovered responsible of rushing within the pit lane and getting slapped with a five-second time penalty by the stewards.

Alex Albon fought valiantly from the again of the grid after his exclusion from a P8 lead to qualifying over Williams’s unlawful flooring improve, however regardless of briefly working his means into the factors, he ended up 14th on a two-stop technique.

Subsequent up had been Esteban Ocon and Logan Sargeant of their Alpine and Williams vehicles, the latter grateful to his mechanics for in a single day repairs after his large FP3 shunt that dominated him out of qualifying, with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda one other two-stopper en path to seventeenth.

Kevin Magnussen went longest of all within the opening stint as he appeared to get better from a pit lane begin following energy unit adjustments, however the Haas man may handle not more than 18th, adopted by Kick Sauber pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, who each pitted twice.

Whereas Russell and Hamilton – the latter additionally catching the attention along with his restoration drive – appeared set to submit the quickest lap on softs, it was Norris who in the end clocked the benchmark to safe the bonus on provide and minimize Verstappen’s benefit from 78 factors to 70 with 9 rounds remaining.

Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:

It was a really intense race, the place we witnessed one driver and group – Lando Norris and McLaren – display clear superiority over his rivals and team-mate. Behind him was an excellent battle between the 2 groups that emerged this season: the main group, made up of McLaren, Pink Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, and the remainder of the sector, all combating for the remaining factors.

Our predictions going into the race had been confirmed when it comes to technique, specifically that the one-stop was the quickest choice. From the small quantity of information acquired throughout free follow and primarily based on earlier simulations, we anticipated to see extra vehicles run the Gentle to profit from its efficiency benefit over the Medium. Nonetheless, most groups in all probability determined to sort out the primary stint extra cautiously, provided that not a lot info was obtainable to them. The Gentle proved to be as much as the duty, as was evident with Hamilton, as he was the motive force who made up essentially the most locations from his grid place, beginning on the C3 after which opting to make use of it once more for his third stint.

The day on the monitor:

16 drivers selected to line up on the grid on the Medium, whereas three – Hamilton, Tsunoda and Bottas – opted for the Gentle and Magnussen began from the pit lane on the Laborious. Three-quarters of the drivers ran a one-stop race, becoming the Laborious as their second set (Magnussen switched to the Medium). The Mercedes drivers made two stops, with Hamilton utilizing two units of C3 and Russell one, whereas Tsunoda, Bottas and Zhou used all three obtainable compounds, and Albon used two units of C2 break up by one stint on the Laborious.

Hulkenberg produced the longest stint of the race, doing 57 laps on the Laborious. The prize on the Medium goes to Piastri (33 laps), whereas Hamilton did 24 on the Gentle.