Max Verstappen has continued where he left off with his victory in Belgium after the four-week summer break of Formula 1. The Dutch world champion achieved the first target time of 1:11.852 minutes in the first free practice session for his home race in Zandvoort on Friday.
The championship leader in his Red Bull left Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin behind by 0.278 seconds. The English record world champion Lewis Hamilton finished third behind the Spaniard and 0.373 seconds behind Verstappen’s best time. The Mexican Sergio Perez finished fourth in the second Red Bull car behind Hamilton’s Mercedes.
Dutch Grand Prix
Free practice: 1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:11.852 2. Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin + 0.278 3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 0.373 4. Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 0.471 5. Alexander Albon THA Williams 0.595 6. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 0.608 7. Logan Sargeant USA Williams 0.765 8. Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren 0.806 9. Yuki Tsunoda JPN Alpha Tauri 0.897 10. Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 0.950 11. George Russell GBR Mercedes 0.961 12. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine 1.043 13. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Alpha Tauri 1,138 14. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,470 15. Valtteri Bottas FIN Alfa Romeo 1,596 16. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1,667 17. Zhou Guanyu CHN Alfa Romeo 1,974 18. Nico Hülkenberg GER Haas 2,171 19. Robert Schwartzmann ISR Ferrari 2,951 20. Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin no time
