The Dutchman is the only one to dip under 1’11” and conquers the leadership of the front row ahead of McLaren. Albon exploits fourth with Williams ahead of Alonso. Leclerc slams into Q3 and will start ninth
Unstoppable Max Verstappen. The Dutchman didn’t give a chance to his rivals even in qualifying for the Dutch GP, which he dominated with one lap of his own, the only rider to fall (and by a lot) below the 1’11” barrier. Lando Norris’ McLaren, 7 tenths to George Russell’s Mercedes, 8 to Alexander Albon’s incredible Williams, but above all 1.3 to teammate Sergio Perez who has the same car as him. So having Red Bull counts, but you need to know how to take it to these levels. This is Max Verstappen today, who reached pole number 28 of his career, the eighth of 2023.
come rain or shine
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And to think that the announced rain that could have shuffled the cards a bit has actually arrived. However, between Q1 and Q3 the track gradually dried out and after two sessions with intermediate tyres, Q3 was held on a dry track and Max made no mistakes in any of the three phases. A bit like what Carlos Sainz also admitted yesterday: “The truth is that this year they are not making any mistakes, as well as being fast”. And therefore only applause for the world champion who wants to complete the work tomorrow in front of the orange public who are filling the stands and are just waiting for the umpteenth triumph of his champion.
unrivaled
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Difficult to find a true rival of Verstappen-Red Bull this weekend. Unfortunately, Ferrari will only start from the third row with Carlos Sainz’s sixth place and from the fifth with Charles Leclerc’s ninth, in enormous difficulty keeping the SF-23 on the trajectory. The Monegasque spoke of having suffered a lot of understeer, but also oversteer, confirming the difficulties encountered. In Q3 he finished poorly against the barriers, but it’s difficult to accuse him also because in qualifying he always tries to go over the limit to gain a few positions, driving beyond the problems of the car, which even more in qualifying fails to at least limit the damage. The only certainty is that on a track where overtaking is difficult, the Cavallino will not start in a good position tomorrow.
good mclaren
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Once again the performance of the McLarens, who put Norris in second position, and of Mercedes, third with George Russell while Lewis Hamilton collapsed in Q2, eliminated with the 13th time, should be noted. The two Alfa Romeos did not do well, eliminated in Q1 with Zhou (16th) and Bottas (19th), while Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement, Liam Lawson, finished last. Accident in Q3 also for Logan Sargeant who slammed into the barriers after setting the momentary second time. Albon took care of keeping up the honor of the Grove team which is finally back in the top positions. Tomorrow at 15 the start of the GP.
August 26, 2023 (change August 26, 2023 | 17:05)
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