Lando Norris completes free practice clean sweep for F1 Dutch GP

Lando Norris completed a clean sweep of free practice first place finishes on Saturday afternoon ahead of qualifying for Formula 1‘s Dutch Grand Prix.

The Brit’s 1:08.972s saw him top the timesheets for the third consecutive session at the Zandvoort circuit, with team-mate Oscar Piastri propping a McLaren 1-2.

Piastri was two tenths behind Norris, with George Russell’s Mercedes third, a further sixth tenths back.

Carlos Sainz placed his Williams fourth with a 1:09.913s, with home favourite Max Verstappen fifth.

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Charles Leclerc was sixth for Ferrari, with Alex Albon in the sister Williams seventh. Lance Stroll recovered well from his huge FP2 shunt to go eighth fastest.

Our top three in final practice 🤩

🥇 Norris
🥈 Piastri
🥉 Russell#F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/HbnTFniIks

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 30, 2025

Isack Hadjar was ninth for Racing Bulls, with Fernando Alonso rounding up the top 10.

Liam Lawson was 11th, followed by Yuki Tsunoda in 12th, the Japanese four tenths adrift of his team-mate’s time.

Gabriel Bortoleto was 13th, with Lewis Hamilton 14th, the Brit hoping for a more positive finish in qualifying.

Oliver Bearman was 15th for Haas, with Nico Hulkenberg 16th, followed by the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who complained of a shifting problem late in the session.

Esteban Ocon was 18th for Haas, with the two Alpines of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto 19th and 20th.

With the weather conditions ever-changing, it appears that now the sun will remain out despite a previous threat of rain.

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