Overview

• Oscar Piastri secured pole at Zandvoort with Lando Norris just 0.012 seconds behind to complete a McLaren one-two in qualifying.
• Panorama reported that Piastri’s pole lap set the Zandvoort circuit record.
• Max Verstappen qualified third, 0.263 seconds off pole, and rookie Isack Hadjar delivered a surprise fourth for Racing Bulls.
• Charles Leclerc qualified sixth and castigated his lap, with Fred Vasseur saying a Turn 10 mistake likely cost him a second-row start.
• Lewis Hamilton took seventh, describing the car as difficult this weekend but calling the result solid and expressing optimism for the race.