Highlights: Dutch GP Formula 1

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DUTCH DRIVER WINS ANOTHER GRAND PRIX AND OVERTAKES HAMILTON IN THE DRIVERS' STANDINGS

ALONSO OVERTAKES SAINZ FOR SIXTH PLACE

Mercedes team tells Bottas not to set the fastest lap, but the Finn sets it anyway

Mercedes calls Bottas to pit and will look for the fastest lap on the soft tire

PÉREZ OVERTAKES NORRIS AND MOVES UP TO NINTH IN THE RACE. GREAT COMEBACK OF THE MEXICAN DRIVER WHO NOW SCORES POINTS

ALONSO GOES FASTER THAN SAINZ AND ATTACKS HIM, IT'S FIVE EIGHT THOUSANDTHS OF A SECOND!

CHECO ATTACKS NORRIS, BUT THE BRITISH DRIVER DOES NOT ALLOW ANY OVERTAKING. THE MCLAREN DRIVER CLOSES FROM THE INSIDE

VERSTAPPEN SETS FASTEST LAP WITH A TIME OF 1:13.268

CHECO PÉREZ OVERTAKES RICCIARDO ON THE OUTSIDE THANKS TO THE BANKED CORNER AND MOVES INTO TENTH POSITION

PEREZ TRIES TO OVERTAKE RICCIARDO, HE IS DOWN BY ONE SECOND AND CAN USE THE DRS. THE MEXICAN IS FASTER

Yuki Tsunoda drops out of the race, says his car has no power

Checo Perez is the only driver on the soft tire, overtaking Russell and moving up to eleventh position

NIKITA MAZEPIN RETIRES FROM THE RACE AFTER ENTERING THE PITS

Hamilton speaks on the radio: "We played our card too early".

Stroll has a chance to use the DRS and tries to overtake Russell

VERSTAPPEN MAKES PIT STOP AND DOES NOT ALLOW UNDERCUT, MAINTAINS MORE THAN THREE-SECOND LEAD OVER HAMILTON

Hamilton attempts an undercut and stops in the pits

SEBASTIAN VETTEL SPINS AND ALMOST LOSES CONTROL OF HIS ASTON MARTIN, BUT CONTINUES IN THE RACE.

Hamilton maintains a time gap of 22.704 over Bottas.

Bottas stops with a time of 2.2 seconds.

VERSTAPPEN OVERTAKES VALTTERI BOTTAS ON THE MAIN STRAIGHT. RED BULL DOMINATES

VERSTAPPEN TRIES TO OVERTAKE BOTTAS WITH THE DRS AND FAILS, THE DUTCHMAN WILL KEEP TRYING

Bottas has not made his stop yet, he is in first place for the moment, Verstappen cuts time on him

Checo overtakes Tsunoda and moves up to 14th position. Great race for Russell, who remains eleventh.

Hamilton sets fastest lap with a time of 1:13.757

Verstappen pits and makes a 2.7-second pit stop, much faster than Hamilton's

Hamilton pits and records a 3.6-second pit stop.

Top ten drivers use the soft tires

Checo Perez has DRS and wins the position to Mazepin, the Mexican is in 17th position.

Gasly stays fourth, more than twelve seconds behind Ferrari

Perez enters the pits and makes his first pit stop

Ricciardo wins the position from Giovinazzi. Verstappen continues to lead and is more than three seconds ahead of Hamilton.

Verstappen's fastest lap, Mazepin pitted

Verstappen goes well, Sainz and Bottas stay behind

Cars take to the track and prepare for competition

21° C

Chance of precipitation: 1%.

Humidity: 57%.

Wind: 16 km/h.

In minutes the Grand Prix of the Netherlands will start. We will have all the coverage of the race here on VAVEL.com.

After an exciting qualifying at Zandfoort, Max Verstappen will start first in Sunday's final session. We look forward to meeting you in the race.

The home hero takes pole, the Zandvoort crowd goes wild!@Max33Verstappen just edges out Lewis Hamilton with a stunning final flying lap! 👏#DutchGP 🇳🇱 #F1 pic.twitter.com/xEVrpH49AR — Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2021

THE STARTING GRID FOR SUNDAY WILL BE:

1 VERSTAPPEN 1:08.885

2 HAMILTON +0.038

3 BOTTAS +0.337

4 GASLY +0.593

5 LECLERC +0.642

6 SAINZ +0.652

7 GIOVINAZZI

8 OCON

9 ALONSO +1.071

10 RICCIARDO +1.281

FOR NOW THE FIRST TEN POSITIONS ARE:

1 VERSTAPPEN

2 BOTTAS

3 HAMILTON

4 GASLY

5 LECLERC

6 SAINZ

7 ALONSO

8 GIOVINAZZI

9 RICCIARDO

10 OCON

FASTEST LAP FOR VERSTAPPEN WITH A TIME OF 1:08.923

CHASING HIM IN SECOND PLACE BOTTAS AT +0.299

Esteban Ocon, Verstappen and Alonso start on track.

ALL DRIVERS ON SOFT TIRES

Both Williams drivers are fine after accidents

The eliminated are:

RUSSELL

STROLL

NORRIS

LATIFI

TSUNODA

Due to Nicholas Latifi's accident at turn 8, there is a red flag and this ends Q2

LATIFI LOSES CONTROL AND ALSO ENDS UP HITTING THE BARRIER JUST LIKE HIS TEAMMATE.

BOTH WILLIAMS OUT IN Q2

The British driver lost control at turn 13 and ended up spinning. This mistake cost him the qualification to Q3.

Red flag in the session due to Russell's accident

GEORGE RUSSELL'S SPIN AND IT GOES INTO THE WALL!

The pilots at risk are:

RUSSELL

STROLL

NORRIS

LATIFI

TSUNODA

CHARLES LECLERC SETS SECOND FASTEST TIME IN Q2 JUST +0.366 AHEAD OF VERSTAPPEN

Hamilton is second +0.655 behind Verstappen

MAX VERSTAPPEN SETS A GOOD TIME OF 1:09.071 AND TAKES FIRST PLACE IN THE STANDINGS. RED BULL IS FLYING

Latifi sets the fastest lap with 1:11.161

Verstappen, Latifi and Russell first out on track

DRIVERS ELIMINATED:

PEREZ

VETTEL

KUBICA

SCHUMACHER

MAZEPIN

Leclerc is first, setting a time of 1:09.829.

Carlos Sainz is second, +0.193 behind his teammate.

FERRARI DOMINATES

GEORGE RUSSELL SETS A VERY GOOD LAP AND IS FIFTH, +0.346 BEHIND VERSTAPPEN WHO IS IN FIRST PLACE.

All drivers are using the soft tire, except the Mercedes of Hamilton and Bottas, who are using the medium tire.

Carlos Sainz gets into the qualifying zone. With a time of 1:15.037, he is currently in eighth place.

During the second session on Friday, the Ferraris dominated

For now the eliminated are:

TSUNODA

SAINZ

MAZEPIN

SCHUMACHER

KUBICA

The two Haas are fighting not to be left out, their immediate rival is Carlos Sainz and his Ferrari.

Verstappen sets the fastest time with a 1:10.036.

Hamilton is second with +0.147

The Alfa Romeo of Kubica, the Williams of Latifi and Russell, accompanied by the Alpha Tauri, start Qualy 1

His place will be taken by Robert Kubica

 

BREAKING: Kimi Raikkonen will miss the Dutch Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19

Wishing you a speedy recovery Kimi, look forward to seeing you back on track soon!#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/nSeZvUaHu5

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2021

19°C

Chance of precipitation: 1%.

Humidity: 66%.

Wind: 21 km/h.

The Spaniard lost control of his Ferrari in turn 3 at Zandvoort during the end of free practice 3. Fortunately the driver is fine.

 

This nasty impact at Turn 3 brought an abrupt end to Carlos Sainz's FP3

It just goes to show how tricky Zandvoort can be! Thankfully he was okay to get out of his car right away#DutchGP 🇳🇱 #F1 pic.twitter.com/3ONNMhUzHv

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2021

In a few minutes the qualifying of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands will start. We will have all the details here on VAVEL.com.

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If you want to watch the 2021 F1 Dutch Grand Prix live on TV, your options is: ESPN.

If you want to watch stream it: F1 TV and DAZN

If you want to watch it on internet, VAVEL USA is your best option!

This is the start time of the F1 Netherlands Grand Prix on August 5, 2021 in several countries:

United States (ET): 9:00 AM on ESPN
Argentina: 10:00 AM on STAR Action 
Bolivia: 9:00 AM on STAR Action
Brazil: 10:00 AM 
Chile: 9:00 AM on STAR Action
Colombia: 8:00 AM on STAR Action
Ecuador: 8:00 AM STAR Action
Spain: 4:00 PM DAZN
Mexico: 8:00 AM on STAR Action
Paraguay: 9:00 AM STAR Action
Peru: 8:00 AM on STAR Action 
Uruguay: 10:00 AM on STAR Action 

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have a very interesting war for the first place in the drivers' championship. This race could define Hamilton's lead or Verstappen's comeback, as the difference between them is only three points.

 

           Driver                           Team                                Points

1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	MERCEDES	202,5
2	Max Verstappen	NED	RED BULL RACING HONDA	199,5

In 1985, the last Dutch Grand Prix was held in Zandvoort. The podium brought together three of the most legendary drivers in the history of motor racing. The winner of the race was the legendary Niki Lauda, his teammate Alain Prost was second, giving Mclaren the first two places on the podium. Third place went to Ayrton Senna with his Lotus Renault.

After 36 years of not hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Zandvoort Circuit has undergone major modifications. For the return of this track, the stewards will pay special attention to the escape routes at turns 1, 8 and 11.

This track made its first appearance in Formula 1 during the 1952 world championship. With a total of 4.259 kilometers, the Dutch circuit returns to the maximum category of motor racing since 1985, year in which the last Grand Prix was held there. On the day of the race, drivers will have to complete the 72 laps regulated for this occasion, on a track that will have two DRS zones.

My name is Esteban Monsalve and I will be your host for this broadcast. We will provide you with pre-qualifying analysis of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, standings updates and live news here on VAVEL.com.