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Formula 1 Dutch GP

F1 Dutch GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP1 & FP2

Friday's action from the 13th round of the 2023 Formula 1 season

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18

Formula 1 returns from its summer slumber with the Dutch Grand Prix as Max Verstappen looks to extend his personal eight-race winning streak and continue Red Bull's 100% record for the season.

Verstappen arrives at Zandvoort for his home event with a 125-point championship lead over team-mate Sergio Perez. 

After Aston Martin, Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari have all taken turns in providing the main threat to Red Bull, a major talking point will be which of this number gets off to the strongest start in the Netherlands. 

FP1 begins on Friday at 11:30 BST with FP2 following at 15:00 BST.

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10 minutes into the session, and Verstappen leads from Perez - a familiar picture. Behind them it's the Mercedes pair, with Hamilton ahead of Russell
Red flag
Red flag: Piastri and Ricciardo have both gone into the wall
Bizarrely, Piastri and Ricciardo both went off at the same place but in separate incidents
Piastri crashed first, losing the rear and spinning into the barrier at Turn 3, before Ricciardo followed him in
 
There's a brief lull in the action while the McLaren and AlphaTauri are recovered, so make yourself a cup of tea before we get back to it
The stewards will look at the Verstappen / Hulkenberg incident after FP2 finishes
Green flag
And we're back! That was quick
Stopwatch
Perez beats his team-mate to the top spot with a 1m11.946s, with Alex Albon slotting into second
Stopwatch
Logan Sargeant is next to top the timesheet before Lance Stroll goes quickest with a 1m11.835s
The times are tumbling now, with Lando Norris slashing 0.5s off Stroll's previous best to go top
Verstappen goes second quickest, 0.2s behind Norris, though a little moment he had at the exit of Turn 3 might have contributed to that
Verstappen reports his car is doing "weird things" - "maybe it's the brakes?"
Whoops - Sainz goes into Turn 12 a bit too deep and runs across the gravel
Stopwatch
Just over 15 minutes remaining of FP2 and Norris still leads from Verstappen, with Albon in third
Lots of race runs taking place means the times are staying the same at the moment
Another trip across the gravel from Carlos Sainz there!
Checkered flag
And there's the chequered flag
Lando Norris topped FP2 ahead of Max Verstappen and Alex Albon, with Lewis Hamilton and Yuki Tsunoda rounding off the top five
Read the full FP2 report from F1's Dutch GP here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-dutch-gp-fp2-report-/10511371/
That's all from us for today. We'll be back tomorrow morning ahead of FP3, which starts at 10.30am BST - see you then!

By: Autosport Staff

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