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F1 Live: 2024 Dutch Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Zandvoort, 2024

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Lando Norris wins the Dutch Grand Prix – and nabs the fastest lap from Hamilton on the final tour by seven-hundredths of a second.

Hamilton asks if he needs to push again to secure the fastest lap and is told: “Negative, we don’t think so.”

L69 Piastri making his last push to get within DRS range of Leclerc in third. Norris is almost 20s ahead of Verstappen now.

L67 With five laps to go Russell isn’t going to catch Perez but Hamilton might get within DRS range of his team mate very soon. Hamilton had new soft tyres for this final stint while Russell’s had already done three laps in qualifying and he hasn’t had great pace on them.

Alonso has taken the last points place off Hulkenberg.

Norris: “What’s the fastest lap?”
Joseph: “A 13’8.”
It was just set by Hamilton on his 14-lap-old soft tyres, so beating it on 35-lap-old hards won’t be easy even with Norris’ pace advantage.

Marcos Padros to Leclerc: “This was a nice lap, come on.” He’s still got Piastri out of DRS range.

L61 Gasly gets by Hulkenberg on the outside for ninth place. Ahead of him are the two Mercedes drivers, with Russell now 10s behind Perez and potentially able to catch him by the end of the race.

Perez complaining that lapped cars in front of him aren’t moving out of the way as the Mercedes drivers are closing in on him.

L55 Russell pits so both Mercedes drivers have now been in twice.

L53 Piastri has been unable to pass Leclerc and now fallen one-and-a-half seconds behind him.

Will Red Bull react to Hamilton’s pit stop with Perez? They tell him to pit – then give him a message to stay out.

L49 Hamilton makes a second pit stop and switches to softs, which he ran well at the start of the race. He had two fresh sets for the race after failing to reach Q3. He’s told “out-lap normal” this time.

L47 Sainz finally gets around the outside of Perez for sixth place. “Let’s go” he says. “Nice one, vamos!” Adami acknowledges.

Gasly: “Guys I need more feedback on tyres.”
Howard: “From our side tyres are looking good, we’ll get you more feedback.

Sainz tries to pass Perez on the outside of Tarzan but has to back out at the exit. Russell says he’s got no grip. Piastri seems to, however, and is just within a second of Leclerc in the battle for third.

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