Dutch Grand Prix F1 Qualifying Highlights: Oscar Piastri Pips McLaren Teammate Lando Norris To Pole Position

Greetings and thank you for joining us, as we take you through the lead-up and qualifying race action from the Dutch Grand Prix. McLaren drivers Lando Norris amd Oscar Piastri have set the tone in practice, and the rest of the field must stand up in qualifying. We will bring you up to speed with all of it.

The qualifying action starts at 6:30pm IST. The Dutch Grand Prix Formula One race will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

It's bright and sunny in Zandvoort and the qualifying race gets underway. Lewis Hamilton goes ahead initially with a timing of 1:10.224. Max Verstappen overtakes him soon with 1:09.754 and then the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both surpass that mark. Norris in P1 currently, Piastri second and Max third.

Here's a quick look at what happened in Q1 and Q2. Norris finished on top in the first part of qualifying, with Franco Colapinto, Nico Hulkenber, Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman and Lance Stroll getting eliminated.

In Q2, Lando Norris ended up fastest to give his McLaren teammate some stiff competition for pole. Kimi Antonelli, Yuki Tsunoda, Gabriel Bortoleto, Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon were the ones thrown out of reckoning in the second part of qualifying.

Oscar Piastri upstages teammate Lando Norris to grab pole position for tomorrow's Dutch Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen is third and RB's Isack Hadjar secures fourth place on the grid.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

4. Isack Hajdar (RB)

5. George Russell (Mercedes)

6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

8. Liam Lawson (RB)

9. Carlos Sainz Junior (Williams)

10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)