F1: Max Verstappen takes pole in Dutch GP homecoming

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Verstappen delights dwelling crowd as he overtakes his major rival Lewis Hamilton in Zandvoort


F1 returns to the Zandvoort circuit after a hiatus of 36 years, with the last Grand Prix held in 1985

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F1 returns to the Zandvoort circuit after a hiatus of 36 years, with the final Grand Prix held in 1985

Max Verstappen grew to become the primary F1 driver since three-time world champion Nelson Piquet Snr to attain pole place on the gorgeous and difficult observe in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Verstappen, who’s the one Dutch driver on the grid, overtook world championship chief Lewis Hamilton on a commanding pole. Hamilton overtook his teammate Valtteri Bottas in P2, who was forward of Pierre Gasly at Alfatori.

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Verstappen now has a pole in his nation of beginning and nationality

The Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. occupy the third row of the grid with a stable P5 and P6, considerably forward of the McLaren pair of Norris and Ricciardo. Ricciardo, at the least as soon as, managed to outlast Norris within the P10 spherical of Q3 contenders. Norris by no means made it into Q3.

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Antonio Giovinazzi, who seems to be in line for his F1 future at Alfa Romeo, shocked with a formidable P7, adopted by the alpine duo of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso in P8 and P9 respectively. George Russell who was wanting good for a Q3 end, managed a P11 after crashing into the boundaries. Lance Stroll was the quickest Aston Martin to handle simply P12, however principally as a result of Vettel’s lap was interrupted by Nikita Mazepin, which meant he couldn’t break away from Q1 and solely managed P17.

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Ricciardo out-qualified Norris who has been a rarity

Like Russell, Latifi hit partitions, which meant he simply managed a P14 tailing Lando Norris at McLaren, who has upset for the primary time this yr. In the opposite AlphaTauri Yuki Tsunoda managed P15. Sergio Perez was arguably the largest blow of the season as he simply managed P16. Robert Kubica, who was craving for COVID-19-stricken Kimi Raikkonen, managed P18, adopted by the Haas pair of Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin in P19 and P20.

Times:

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1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:08.885
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.038s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes + 0.337s
4 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri +0.593s
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 0.642s
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari + 0.652s
7 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing +0.705s
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.048s
9 Fernando Alonso Alpine +1.071s
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren + 1,281s
11 George Russell Williams 1:10.332
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:10.367
13 Lando Norris McLaren 1: 10.406
14 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:11.161
15 Yuki Tsunoda Alphatauri 1: 11.314
16 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1: 10.530
17 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:10.731
18 Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo Racing 1:11.301
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:11.387
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:11.875

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With inputs from NDTV

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