Kimi Antonelli Leads Practice as Franco Colapinto Advances to Sprint Qualifying Q2 at Dutch GP

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli recorded the fastest time in the only free practice session for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, clocking 1:12.949. Lando Norris of McLaren and George Russell of Mercedes followed in second and third place respectively. During the practice session, Max Verstappen struggled with oversteer and finished 11th, while Kimi Antonelli experienced a 360 degree spin that did not result in damage. In the subsequent qualifying session for the sprint race, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari set a fast lap of 1:13.011. Argentine driver Franco Colapinto, driving for Alpine, finished 13th in the free practice and successfully advanced to the second qualifying session (Q2) after finishing 16th in Q1 with a time of 1:14.618. Colapinto is currently driving an Alpine that has not yet received the updates provided to his teammate, Pierre Gasly. The qualifying session for the sprint race saw the elimination of several drivers in Q1, including Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, and Oliver Bearman. Other notable developments include the promotion of Liam Lawson to Red Bull to replace the injured Isack Hadjar, and a tribute by the Mercedes team to their late track coordinator, Kath Goodall.