Windy circumstances at Zandvoort made for a really difficult qualifying session. Alexander Albon instructed the distinction between a lap in calm circumstances and a wind-affected one may be as a lot as half a second.
So it was no shock that few drivers managed to string their three quickest sector occasions collectively on a single lap. Lando Norris was one among few who did and claimed full benefit (see sector occasions under), placing his McLaren on pole place by three tenths of a second.
There was already ample proof earlier than qualifying to assist the view McLaren had the quickest automobile at Zandvoort. With the good thing about a clear lap, Norris put himself three-tenths of a second forward of anybody else.
That’s the most important benefit McLaren have had over their closest rival in each absolute phrases (0.356 seconds) and relative (0.51%). Whereas the wind performed an element, little doubt their newest upgrades did as nicely.
It additionally reinforces the current development of McLaren being particularly sturdy at high-downforce tracks, which was additionally the case on the Hungaroring. The excellent news for his or her rivals is there aren’t many extra of these to return.
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Based mostly on the lap occasions logged throughout qualifying, solely Sauber lapped slower than final yr. Furthermore, they have been farther from the tempo than another workforce. This, nevertheless, have to be taken with a pinch of salt, as they have been slower than Williams on the final two races, and their lap occasions from qualifying can’t be thought of consultant as a result of disqualification of their solely driver who took half on account of a technical infringement. That mentioned, if Williams could make their automobile’s ground compliant with no important lack of efficiency, their tempo in the present day reveals they’ve made a step ahead.
The Ferrari drivers have been dismayed by the efficiency of their SF-24. However the very fact Carlos Sainz Jnr recognized Zandvoort as probably their weakest venue, they have been 1.3% off the quickest lap time, worse than anyplace in addition to Montreal.
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Nonetheless their lap occasions have been considerably faster than these they set final yr, after they sacrificed their efficiency at this race in a bid to unravel the issues they encountered on the time. Nonetheless Leclerc mentioned they did a lot the identical once more at 4 races earlier this yr.
In F1’s fourth go to to the remodelled Zandvoort, the quickest automobiles are actually virtually as quick because the earlier era have been. Norris’ time was inside a second of Verstappen’s record-setting 2021 pole place.
Sector occasions
P.
#
Driver
S1
S2
S3
Final lap (deficit)
1
4
Lando Norris
23.824 (1)
24.819 (2)
21.03 (1)
1’09.673
2
1
Max Verstappen
24.073 (6)
24.731 (1)
21.126 (2)
1’09.930 (+0.099)
3
81
Oscar Piastri
24.017 (3)
24.882 (3)
21.172 (5)
1’10.071 (+0.101)
4
63
George Russell
24.044 (4)
24.984 (4)
21.162 (4)
1’10.190 (+0.054)
5
11
Sergio Perez
24.065 (5)
25.042 (5)
21.309 (9)
1’10.416
6
16
Charles Leclerc
24.16 (9)
25.201 (10)
21.16 (3)
1’10.521 (+0.061)
7
18
Lance Stroll
23.951 (2)
25.128 (8)
21.45 (14)
1’10.529 (+0.132)
8
14
Fernando Alonso
24.25 (12)
25.123 (7)
21.195 (6)
1’10.568 (+0.065)
9
10
Pierre Gasly
24.143 (7)
25.054 (6)
21.38 (11)
1’10.577 (+0.238)
10
23
Alexander Albon
24.158 (8)
25.18 (9)
21.285 (8)
1’10.623 (+0.030)
11
44
Lewis Hamilton
24.208 (10)
25.23 (11)
21.429 (13)
1’10.867 (+0.081)
12
55
Carlos Sainz Jnr
24.349 (14)
25.341 (14)
21.224 (7)
1’10.914
13
22
Yuki Tsunoda
24.246 (11)
25.241 (12)
21.468 (15)
1’10.955
14
27
Nico Hulkenberg
24.498 (15)
25.263 (13)
21.402 (12)
1’11.163 (+0.052)
15
20
Kevin Magnussen
24.318 (13)
25.54 (16)
21.374 (10)
1’11.232 (+0.063)
16
31
Esteban Ocon
24.526 (16)
25.548 (17)
21.642 (16)
1’11.716 (+0.279)
17
3
Daniel Ricciardo
24.704 (18)
25.532 (15)
21.707 (17)
1’11.943
18
77
Valtteri Bottas
24.63 (17)
25.672 (18)
21.743 (18)
1’12.045 (+0.123)
19
24
Zhou Guanyu
25.036 (19)
25.863 (19)
21.921 (19)
1’12.820 (+0.441)
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