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Formula 1 season so far in numbers

Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappenof his F1 world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position fortheDutch Grand Prix.

The British driver, who trails Verstappen by 78 points in the standings with 10 rounds still to play, saw off his rival by 0.356 seconds to silence the 100,000 spectators hoping to see the Dutchman start the Zandvoort race from the front.

Verstappen, without a win from his last four appearances, will start alongside Norris on the front row. Oscar Piastri took third, half a second down on McLaren team-mate Norris.

Mercedes’ George Russell finished fourth as Lewis Hamilton endured an afternoon to forget after he failed to make it out of Q2. He will line up from 12th for Sunday’s 72-lap race.

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Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll, speaking to Martin Brundle on the grid:

“We had a good qualifying, let’s hope we cando the same in the race. Points, we’re in the position we deserve to be, to finish as strong as we can up in the points.”

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:43

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Jack Doohan, speaking to Martin Brundle on the grid:

“It’s amazing – something me and my dad have been working for a long time. My Dad pushes me a lot, makes me grounded – we’re both very relieved and very happy, very grateful for him.”

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:41

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Logan Sargeant on his Williams car:

“All good, big turnaround overnight. They’ve put everything back together, should be all good.”

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:36

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Constructors’ Standings:

5. Aston Martin – 73 points

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:35

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Driver Standings ahead of today’s race:

1. Max Verstappen – 277 points

2. Lando Norris – 199 points

3. Charles Leclerc – 177 points

4. Oscar Piastri – 167 points

5. Carlos Sainz – 162 points

6. Lewis Hamilton – 150 points

7. Sergio Perez – 131 points

8. George Russell – 116 points

9. Fernando Alonso – 49 points

10. Lance Stroll – 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg – 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points

14. Oliver Bearman – 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly – 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen – 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon – 5 points

18. Alex Albon – 4 points

19. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant – 0 points

21. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:25

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Lando Norris on competing with Max Verstappen today:

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:19

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Max Verstappen on the crowd:

“It’s fantastic to see this [the fans] . It’s incredible, creates a big smile on my face!”

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:15

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Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after female colleague’s appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed

Christian Horner admits he is “relieved” that the appeal from a female colleague alleging “inappropriate behaviour” was dismissed in the F1 summer break.

Red Bull F1 chief executive and team principal Horner was originally cleared of any wrongdoing back in March, having been accused by a female member of staff of “coercive, inappropriate behaviour.”

Horner, 50, was exonerated on the eve of the opening race of the season in Bahrain before a deluge of sexually suggestive texts – allegedly between Horner and the complainant – were leaked to members of the paddock. The veracity of the texts have not been verified, since it came from an anonymous email address.

The complainant was then suspended on full pay before launching an appeal. But on 8 August, her appeal was thrown out following another investigation by a different independent KC – with Red Bull adding that their “internal process has concluded.”

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:10

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Lewis Hamilton:

“Yesterday was not the best of days but you have those. There’s always something to lose, every decision I take affects the people I work with, today I’m just gonna send it and see where we end up.”

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Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:06

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A reminder of the starting grid in Zandvoort:

Pit lane. Kevin Magnussen**

*Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying

**Kevin Magnussen starts from the pit lane due to engine component changes

***Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after his floor body failed technical checks

Kieran Jackson25 August 2024 13:00



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