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Formula 1 Dutch GP

F1 Dutch GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying

Updates from the Saturday practice and qualifying sessions at Zandvoort for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix

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Zhou is the first man to beat Magnussen, going top on a 1m12.641s as Bottas goes slower than Schumacher in fourth.
Magnussen puts the first time on the board, a 1m12.680s, which Schumacher is unable to beat despite going faster in the first sector. Albon slots into third ahead of Latifi.
Who will be first to blink? The answer is Kevin Magnussen, who is followed out on track by Haas team-mate Mick Schumacher.
Lights green
And we're underway for qualifying at Zandvoort.
Sun
No risk of rain for this session. Track temperatures are a toasty 39.0 °C.
There's a cracking old atmosphere building in the grandstands. Three minutes to go.
Verstappen is, unsurprisingly, the only driver in the field with a Dutch GP pole to his name from 2021. But like the Red Bull ace, who won the F3 Masters at the Dutch track in 2014, Hamilton and Bottas have both tasted success at the circuit in junior categories. Mercedes man Hamilton won the Masters in 2005, while Bottas took back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010.
Incidentally, Leclerc and Verstappen both have 16 career poles to their name. If either of them take the top spot in qualifying today, it would see them level with three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart in the all-time stakes. Of the current grid, only Lewis Hamilton (103), Sebastian Vettel (57), Fernando Alonso (22) and Valtteri Bottas (20) have more.
Should Leclerc nab the top spot in qualifying, it would be an eighth of the season for the Ferrari man and put him just one away from matching his tally from the entirety of his career prior to 2022. He managed nine poles between 2019 and 2021, seven of them coming in his first season with the Scuderia.
Charles Leclerc topped this morning's FP3 session, and also led the way in FP2 yesterday. But his advantage over FP1 pacesetter George Russell in FP3 was a miniscule 0.066s in the dunes. It looks set to be a close-run thing, with both eager to claim the all-important pole at this high-speed, twisty venue.
Good afternoon and welcome back to Autosport's live coverage of qualifying from Zandvoort. Wherever in the world you're tuning in from, thanks for joining us.
That's all from us for now, but we'll be back just before 2pm ahead of qualifying for the Dutch GP!
Read the full FP3 report here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-dutch-gp-leclerc-edges-russell-to-top-closely-matched-fp3/10362656/
Verstappen secured pole here last year and went on to win the race, but can Ferrari beat him to it? Or will Mercedes pull it out the bag?
Qualifying is up next at 2pm BST - who can secure pole for tomorrow's Dutch GP?
Charles Leclerc led FP3 from George Russell, with Max Verstappen in third
Checkered flag
And there's the chequered flag!
Bit of a close call there between Sainz and Perez heading into the chicane
Only five minutes left of practice! Qualifying will be next up this afternoon, kicking off at 2pm BST
Verstappen improves to third, with Perez moving up to sixth
Verstappen is out on another flying lap - he'll be hoping to reassert his place at the top of the timesheet at his home race
Famous last words - Norris is now 8th, with Ricciardo just outside the top 10 in 12th
McLaren will be hoping to get both cars into Q3 this weekend, but they're currently sat in 15th (Norris) and 20th (Ricciardo)
Russell goes second in his Mercedes, just 0.066s adrift of Leclerc but ahead of Sainz
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Leclerc goes quickest, setting purple sectors in all three areas of the circuit to set a 1m11.632s
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Lance Stroll goes fourth fastest for Aston Martin, before team-mate Sebastian Vettel goes up to third quickest ahead of Leclerc
Leclerc is currently third, with Alex Albon in fourth for Williams ahead of the two Mercedes
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Sainz tops the timesheet with a 1m11.971s - the first man into the 1m11s this weekend and 0.2s clear of Verstappen
Most the field has headed back to the pits, with just Verstappen, Albon, Sainz and Latifi out on track
We're halfway through the final practice session for the Dutch GP now, and Verstappen leads from Leclerc and Hamilton
Little trip over the gravel at the chicane for Daniel Ricciardo there
Hamilton is unhappy on the radio after he encountered a slow-running Tsunoda on the apex of Turn 7
Nice to see Alpine Academy member Jack Doohan in the garage for this session - he'll be learning whatever he can ahead of Formula 2 qualifying this afternoon
Lewis Hamilton is currently in third for Mercedes, with team-mate George Russell in fifth. Sainz splits the pair
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Leclerc is next to go second with a 1m12.720s, but he's still 0.5s off Verstappen's time
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Verstappen improves his time with a 1m12.196s, with Sainz 0.7s behind him
George Russell is struggling with... pigeons at Turn 7
Schumacher slots into third in his Haas with a 1m12.934s, putting him ahead of Sainz and Leclerc

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