F1 Dutch GP: Norris pips Russell to grab pole
Lando Norris secured pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, narrowly beating George Russell in a qualifying session affected by changing weather conditions. The session saw strong performances from McLaren and Mercedes, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified third.
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Lando Norris has pipped George Russell to pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix with Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli rounding out the top three.
The reigning world champion beat sprint winner Russell by 0.102s to cap off a strong qualifying for McLaren, as the defending champions had topped every session at Zandvoort.
It came after Norris, who also topped Q2, had already claimed provisional pole with a 1m11.344s and that was 0.151s quicker than Russell with Oscar Piastri two tenths off in third.
Until then the session had been held in dry conditions but rain was about to fall down on the seaside track, causing a flurry of cars to soon leave the pitlane for their second laps in Q3.
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