Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc during Friday’s training for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Piroschka Of The Wouw, Reuters
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In the faster afternoon, on the other hand, the winner of the first practice, Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, did not succeed. The seven-time world champion had to stop the car after three laps due to engine problems and training was interrupted.
In the end, he took 11th place. “I lost power, so they told me to stop. It’s not the end of the world. It was a beautiful day and it was great to see so many fans here,” Hamilton was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Norris had to take the scenic route past Ocon in FP1#DutchGP ???????? # F1 pic.twitter.com/DguXYb6QQ5
– Formula 1 (@ F1) September 3, 2021
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Even Maxi Verstappen from Red Bull did not do well in front of the home fans. The Dutch rider failed to get into rhythm and with a power of 1: 11.264 he finally finished in fifth place with a loss of over three tenths of a second on Leclerca.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in action during training for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Piroschka Of The Wouw, Reuters
The Ferrari driver from Monaco finished 1: 10,902 for the victory and won by 154,000ths in front of Sainz. Esteban Ocon from the Alpine stable took third place with a minimal loss. In the first practice, which was also interrupted, Leclerc was fourth.
The introductory training was interrupted for a long time after the engine of Sebastian Vettel from the Aston Martin stable started to burn. Due to the accident and the subsequent cleaning, red flags were hoisted and the riders lost more than half of the hour’s training.
The F1 management is discussing the possibility of compensating visitors to the shortened Belgian Grand Prix
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Saturday’s qualification starts at 3 p.m. At the same time, Sunday’s race will begin, with Hamilton aiming for his 100th career victory. The defending champion before the thirteenth Grand Prix of the season leads the standings three points ahead of Verstappen.
The Red Bull driver reduced his loss after a controversial victory in Belgium, where a week ago the drivers completed only three laps behind a deceleration car without the possibility of overtaking due to heavy rain. The results copied the order in qualifying and the pilots received half points.
A bird’s-eye view of Zandvoort ????
What a track! ????#DutchGP ???????? # F1 pic.twitter.com/YaKZlZig2k
– Formula 1 (@ F1) September 3, 2021
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| Trainings at the Dutch GP, Formula 1 World Championship race in Zandvoort: |
| First training: |
| 1. Hamilton (Brit./Mercedes) 1:11,500 |
| 2. Verstappen (Niz./Red Bull) -0,097 |
| 3. Sainz (Šp./Ferrari) -0,101 |
| 4. Leclerc (Mon./Ferrari) -0,123 |
| 5. Bottas (Fin./Mercedes) -0.238 |
| 6. Alonso (Šp./Alpine) -0,658 |
| Second training: |
| 1. Leclerc 1:10,902 |
| 2. Sainz -0,154 |
| 3. Ocon (Fr./Alpine) -0,172 |
| 4. Bottas -0.230 |
| 5. Verstappen -0,362 |
| 6. Alonso -0,378. |
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