Our man at the track has filed his report. Thanks for reading updates here. Bye!
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Another imperious win for the Dutchman at his home GP. How long until he clinches that title?
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At what point does the question move from from ‘who’ to ‘when’? As Max Verstappen steams further clear with each race, his rivals now vanishing specks in his rearview mirror, the identity of this season’s F1 champion is becoming less pertinent than just how early he’ll get it done. Michael Schumacher’s all-time record – he clinched the 2002 title with six races to go –looks just out of sight but if Verstappen keeps up his current form then he could be collecting his crown as early as Japan or even Singapore.
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And judging by yesterday, that form is not about to dip anytime soon: Verstappen was pushed to the limit by Charles Leclerc in qualifying but he pulled out all the stops and recored a majestic 1:10:342 that sees him start his home GP from pole. With overtaking tricky here, that leaves an ominous task for the chasing pack.
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About that chasing pack: Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell threatened to have mastered their mercurial car in practice but were left disappointed yesterday, in fourth and sixth, not least because it was Sergio Perez’s spin that forced a whirlwind Hamilton – a tenth up on Verstappen’s time – to back off, his lap ruined. “The car was strong today and I felt I could go quicker,” Hamilton said. “I’ll definitely be pushing as hard as I can for a podium.”
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Charles Leclerc looked back to his formidable best after a painful last few races, and his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz snuck into third. Can they launch an unlikely two-pronged attack on the untouchable Verstappen? They’re going to have to try.
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Lights out 2:10pm BST.
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Sentrale hendelser
Giles Richards’ rapport fra Zadzvoort
Vår mann på banen har levert sin rapport. Takk for at du leser oppdateringer her. Ha det!
Max Verstappen er nå 109 poeng foran på stillingen, siden du spør. Han er på 310 mens Leclerc og Perez er på 201.
Og Charles Leclerc: «Vi var litt uheldige med VSC. Jeg vet ikke om det ville endret noe, men Max var for rask i dag. Lewis slet på et brukt sett så vi klarte å overta ham, det var ikke lett men vi fikk det til å feste seg. Gapet [to Verstappen] er virkelig stor.”
George Russell: “Det er en veldig spesiell følelse å kjøre i Zandvoort. Som et lag i dag viste vi utrolige tempo. Dette gir oss mye selvtillit fremover. Vi nærmer oss sakte det øverste trinnet – så la oss fortsette å presse på.»
Max Verstappen snakker: – Det var ikke et enkelt løp. Vi måtte presse hele løpet – VSC, Safety Car, foreta de riktige anropene – men det gikk veldig bra. Jeg hadde et godt løp på omstarten, jeg hadde litt mer toppfart til å angripe inn i sving én. Vi timet det veldig bra ut av det siste hjørnet, utkastet var veldig sterkt.”
Resten
11. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
12. Alex Albon (Williams)
13. Mick Schumacher (Haas)
14. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
16. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
17. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
18. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
19. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
RET. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
Carlos Sainz sin dårlige dag fortsetter raskt: hans fem-sekunders straff fører til at han degraderes tre plasser til P8. I mellomtiden gir en beundrende folkemengde sin triumferende helt et øredøvende show av støtte.
Omgang 72/72: Russell strekker seg over målstreken tre sekunder senere, snart fulgt av Leclerc på den siste pallplassen. Hamilton, Perez, Alonso, Norris Sainz, Ocon og Stroll utgjør resten av topp 10.
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Omgang 71/72: Alonso gjør sitt beste for å angripe Perez for P6, men har ikke helt nok i tanken.
Runde 70/72: Perez og Sainz går side om side, men Sainz kjemper hardt og skyver meksikaneren av banen. Ferarri-mannen holder på P5.
Runde 68/72: Hamilton nåværende forfølger er Sainz, selv om jeg ikke tror det er mye fare der med spanjolen 3 sekunder bak, lapper saktere og har nettopp fått en straff på 5 sekunder for usikker løslatelse. Verstappens tre-sekunders ledelse over Russell holder seg jevn: løpet er hans nå.
Omgang 66/72: Og nå plukker Leclerc, den glemte mannen i dette løpet, Hamilton for den siste pallplassen! Å kjære, Lewis.
Runde 64/72: Russell tar ting i egne hender og plukker av Hamilton! Det så ikke ut som lagordrer. «Jeg kan ikke tro dere! Eff meg, mann! Jeg er så sinna nå,” roper Hamilton. Han likte ikke det faktum at lagkameraten ble vinket inn for myke dekk mens han holdt seg ute.
Omgang 63/72: Verstappen har åpnet et gap på den tiden. Spørsmålet nå er om Mercedes bruker Russell, med ferskere dekk enn lagkameraten, for å jakte på Verstappen.
Omgang 61/72: Og Verstappen henger ikke rundt, svir forbi Hamilton ved omstarten ved å bruke slep og deretter trekke seg ut rundt rivalen inn i P1. Verstappen leder!
Omgang 61/72: Høyre høne. Det er en grei sprintavslutning nå. Hamilton leder, deretter Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz.
Runde 60/72: «Det kommer til å bli vanskelig å holde den bilen bak meg, folkens,» ryster Hamilton. Sikkerhetsbilen skal ut herfra etter denne runden.
Omgang 59/72: Når løpet starter på nytt, vil Hamilton lede på (foreløpig) 10 runder gamle medium. Verstappen er bak seg på softs som er 5 runder gamle.
Omgang 58/72: Russell holder seg også ute, mens Leclerc og Perez går inn. “Jeg mistet motoren,” forklarer Bottas. Safety car er fortsatt ute.
Omgang 56/72: En skikkelig sikkerhetsbil nå, og Verstappen drar inn for nye myke dekk. Hamilton holder seg ute for å arve ledelsen!
Omgang 55/72: Nå stopper Valtteri Bottas på banen – rett på hovedstrekningen – og vi får et gult flagg.
Runde 54/72: «Den VSC har fylt oss», humrer Hamilton over radioen. Han har rett.
Omgang 53/72: Topp 10:
1 Verstappen
2 Hamilton
3 Russell
4 Leclerc
5 Perez
6 Ocon
7 Sainz
8 Norris
9 Alonso
10 Spaser
Runde 50/72: Grønt flagg. Resultatet av det er at Verstappen reddet seg selv de 10 sekundene han ville ha tapt mot Hamilton ved et normalt pitstop. Mercedes-mannen har noen ferske dekk han ikke hadde forventet – men han vil gjøre det ganske bra for å fange Verstappen, som signaliserer intensjon ved å ta en raskeste runde.
Omgang 49/72: Verstappen hopper på sjansen til å pit. Mercedes dobler også sjåførene sine og legger nye medier på Hamilton og Russell. VSC er fortsatt ute, med Hamilton 17 sekunder bak Verstappen.
Omgang 48/72: Tsunodas team ser ut til å sjekke beltet og hjulet hans. Han tuller ut av pitlane, men sier igjen at det ikke er OK og får beskjed om å stoppe. Virtuell sikkerhetsbil!
47/72: Leclerc blir instruert om at Hamilton er “raskere enn forventet” på hardt; han går inn for sine egne harde sammensetninger, og kommer ut som fjerde. Så setter Sainz pit og dukker opp i P9.
Omgang 45/72: “Dekk ikke montert, dekk ikke montert!” bjeffer Tsunoda inn i radioen hans mens han svinger til et stopp ved siden av banen. Han kommer til slutt i bevegelse igjen, og hevder nå at det er “OK”, men går så inn i gropene. En merkelig en.
Omgang 42/72: Så, et absorberende løp er i ferd med å gå inn i siste aktstadier, med få ledetråder om hvordan det hele vil løpe ut. Verstappen og Leclerc okkuperer første og andre, men begge vil trenge et nytt stopp – og sannsynligvis snart – og vil overgi plassene sine til Mercedes-paret Hamilton og Russell (for øyeblikket tredje og fjerde) når de gjør det. Spørsmålet er bare om Mercedes-duoen vil ha det i seg å forsvare ledelsen mot de ferske dekkene til forfølgerne.
Omgang 39/72: Og nå er det Russell som brøler forbi Perez, hvis dekk ikke hadde mye igjen i seg etter kampen mot Hamilton. Den dårlige nyheten for Hamilton er at kampen kostet ham omtrent tre sekunder: han er 18 sekunder bak Verstappen, med Leclerc mellom, m.
Omgang 37/72: Hamilton prøver det samme trikset en runde senere, og denne gangen tar han det av, passerer Ferrari-en rundt utsiden i sving én, og lukker deretter døren når en irritert Perez gjør et hurtigfyrforsøk på å gjenvinne P3.
Omgang 36/72: Hamilton angriper Perez på rettstreken og ser ut til å gå den lange veien rundt, men Perez dytter ham langt og holder ham unna. Duellen fortsetter.
Omgang 33/72: Topp 10, med hver sjåfør som har pittet:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
7. Lando Norris (McLaren)
8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
9. Fernando Alonso (alpint)
10. Esteban Ocon (alpint)
Omgang 32/72: Russell, den eneste sjåføren som ikke pit, bukker til slutt etter og gir fra seg P2 til Leclerc. Han kommer ut like bak lagkameraten, men fortsatt foran Sainz, som kommer til å beklage den ynkelige pit-stoppen.
Omgang 29/72: Hamilton pits fra ledelsen og teamet hans banker på et sett med harde forbindelser – som vil se ham gjennom til målstreken. Han dukker opp i P5, foran Sainz, bak Perez og 19 sekunder bak Verstappen, som trenger et nytt stopp før løpet er ute.