The red flags were out in force during the first two practice sessions at the Dutch Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen picked up where he left off after the summer break.
The flying Dutchman finished top of the timesheets in FP1, as he led from Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton in second and third respectively.
Aston Martin had an eventful first session, after Alonso took a trip through the gravel at Turn 11, while Lance Stroll was told to box over an issue that led the Canadian to complain of hearing 'a funny noise'.
Elsewhere, there was a change at Ferrari as Carlos Sainz stepped aside in FP1 to allow Robert Shwartzman to get behind the wheel of the SF23.
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Nico Hulkenberg's first practice session came to an early end after he lost control of the rear of his car heading into the penultimate corner. The German skidded across the gravel and had a brush with the barrier.
And as FP2 rolled around, a curious incident that saw Daniel Ricciardo follow Oscar Piastri into the barrier at Turn 4 stole the limelight.
Lando Norris was the fastest man on track, with Verstappen and Alex Albon following the McLaren in P2 and P3 respectively.
Here are the timesheets from all the practice action in Zandvoort.
Dutch Grand Prix FP2 results – Friday August 25
1. Lando Norris (McLaren): 1:11.330
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): +0.023
3. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.269
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +0.308
5. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri): +0.390
6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +0.436
7. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +0.487
8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +0.505
9. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): +0.527
10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.533
11. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.585
12. Logan Sargeant (Williams): +0.604
13. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +0.671
14. George Russell (Mercedes): +0.679
15. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): +0.744
16. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): +0.763
17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1.074
18. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +1.363
19. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +1.571
20. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri): +1.766
Dutch Grand Prix FP1 results – Friday August 25
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:11.852
2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.278
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +0.373
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +0.471
5. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.595
6. Lando Norris (McLaren): +0.608
7. Logan Sargeant (Williams): +0.765
8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.806
9. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri): +0.897
10. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +0.950
11. George Russell (Mercedes): +0.961
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +1.043
13. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri): +1.138
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1.470
15. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): +1.596
16. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +1.667
17. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): +1.974
18. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +2.171
19. Robert Shwartzman* (Ferrari): +2.951
20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): No Time
*Replacing Carlos Sainz for FP1
Is there Formula 1 today?
There were two practice sessions today as the Dutch Grand Prix weekend got under way.
FP1 started at 12.30pm local time (11.30am GMT) with FP2 taking place later in the day at 4pm local time (3pm GMT).
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