Overview

• Lando Norris topped FP1 with a 1:10.278 lap, finishing 0.292s clear of Oscar Piastri as F1 returned at Zandvoort.
• Aston Martin locked out third and fourth with Lance Stroll ahead of Fernando Alonso, Alex Albon took fifth for Williams, and Max Verstappen was sixth nearly a second back.
• Incidents punctuated the session as Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli caused a red flag by beaching his car, Lewis Hamilton spun, and Verstappen ended up in the gravel after the chequered flag.
• Oscar Piastri leads Norris by nine points with 10 rounds to go, and Verstappen sits 97 points behind the championship leader.
• Piastri defended McLaren’s freedom on alternating strategies after Hungary, and forecast rain threatens to shake up running through FP2, qualifying, and the race.