Verstappen takes first place on the grid for Formula 1 home race

In front of more than 70.000 fans, mostly dressed in orange, the Dutchman recorded the fastest lap in qualifying on Saturday with a time of 1.08,885:38 minutes. The Red Bull driver was XNUMX thousandths of a second ahead of his fiercest opponent, world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. His teammate Valtteri Bottas came third.

Verstappen is starting from the front for the tenth time in his Formula 1 career. Before the 13th race of the season on Sunday (15.00 p.m.), the 23-year-old is only 3 points behind Hamilton in the overall standings.

Good atmosphere in the Netherlands. © APA/afp / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

The Pole Robert Kubica, who contested his last Formula 1 race for Williams in December 2019 in Abu Dhabi in December XNUMX, will be making an unexpected appearance. After Kimi Räikkönen's positive corona test, the replacement driver will take part in the race in the Alfa Romeo. In the current season, Kubica has already replaced the Finn three times in the first training session of a race weekend, as part of the Grands Prix of Spain, Styria and Hungary.

Raikkonen is not showing any symptoms and is in isolation in the hotel. He was vaccinated in Bahrain in March. Raikkonen announced on Wednesday that he would end his career after this season. Formula 1, Grand Prix in Zandvoort/Netherlands 1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Red Bull 2. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) – Mercedes 3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes 4. Pierre Gasly (France) – Alpha Tauri 5. Charles Leclerc (Monaco) – Ferrari 6. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) – Ferrari 7. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) – Alfa Rome 8. Esteban Ocon (France) – Alpine 9. Fernando Alonso (Spain) – Alpine 10. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) – McLaren 11. George Russell (Great Britain) – Williams 12. Lance Stroll (Canada) – Aston Martin 13. Lando Norris (Great Britain) – McLaren 14. Nicholas Latifi (Canada) – Williams 15. Yuki Tsunoda (Japan) – Alpha Tauri 16. Sergio Perez (Mexico) – Red Bull 17. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) – Aston Martin 18. Robert Kubica (Poland) – Alfa Romeo 19. Mick Schumacher (Germany) – Haas 20. Nikita Masepin (Russia) – Haas

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Verstappen takes first place on the grid for Formula 1 home race

Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for his Formula 1 home race in Zandvoort.

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