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F1 Returns to Zandvoort With McLaren Title Fight and Verstappen’s Home Focus

Qualifying at the tight, banked circuit could define the run‑in for McLaren’s duelling leaders.

All Info You Need Before the 2025 Dutch GP Starts
Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - August 25, 2024 Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris in action during the race REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw /File Photo
Alan Jones has backed up his earlier comments around the mental state of Lando Norris. Image: XPB Images

Overview

  • Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by nine points heading into the Dutch Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen 97 points back in third.
  • McLaren enter as clear favourites after seven one‑two finishes this season, including the last four, and a 299‑point constructors’ lead over Ferrari.
  • Zandvoort’s 72‑lap race rewards track position, with wins coming from pole since the circuit’s 2021 return; Verstappen won 2021‑23 and Norris triumphed in 2024.
  • Viewers can watch on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S. and Sky Sports F1 in the U.K., and Verstappen noted Dutch fans can access free coverage on Viaplay this weekend.
  • Overtaking difficulties elevate qualifying and strategy, and both McLaren drivers have used their full power‑unit allocation, making any extra engine a likely grid‑penalty risk; the event is scheduled to leave the calendar after 2026.