Norris Heads Piastri In Dutch Gp First Practice

Dutch Grand Prix

Venue: Zandvoort Dates: 29-31 August Race start: 14:00 BST connected Sunday

Coverage: Live commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra; unrecorded matter updates connected BBC Sport website and app

Lando Norris led McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.292 seconds successful first believe astatine nan Dutch Grand Prix arsenic nan Formula 1 play restarted aft its summertime break.

Norris, trailing nan Australian by 9 points successful nan title pinch 10 races to go, looked much comfortable than Piastri connected their fastest laps pinch nan soft tyre midway done nan session.

The Briton appeared to person a akin advantage connected nan race-simulation runs McLaren ran successful nan closing stages.

Lance Stroll was an awesome 3rd fastest successful nan Aston Martin, 0.501secs disconnected nan pace, nan Canadian sneaking up of team-mate Fernando Alonso by 0.062secs.

Stroll group his thigh overmuch later successful nan convention than Alonso and nan different starring cars, erstwhile nan way would person been faster.

Alex Albon's Williams was 5th fastest, up of Max Verstappen's Red Bull and Mercedes' George Russell, whose team-mate Kimi Antonelli missed astir of nan convention aft sliding disconnected nan way astatine Turn Nine and causing a reddish emblem early on.

Ferrari appeared to beryllium struggling, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton down successful 14th and 15th places. Leclerc complained complete nan power astatine 1 constituent that nan squad were "nowhere".

Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda, 16th fastest, was different to person an off, pinch a rotation into nan gravel astatine Turn 12, from which he rejoined.

Both Verstappen and Hamilton besides had spins during nan session, but were capable to proceed pinch nary harm done. Verstappen, though, past went disconnected astatine nan first area aft nan chequered emblem aft locking up his brakes pursuing his believe commencement from nan grid.

The convention was barren but rainfall is expected to characteristic during nan weekend.