Single-seaters Mercedes and Ferrari dominated Friday’s first free practice ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, the 15th round of the Formula One World Championship.

George Russell (1:12.455) and Lewis Hamilton (+0.240) were fastest in the first session, while Charles Leclerc (1:12.35) and Carlos Sainz (+0.004) finished first in the second session.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the reigning world champion and undisputed leader in the drivers’ standings, blamed a gearbox problem in the first session, and in the second he clocked a 1:13.042.

Deputy of the Netherlands, the results were recorded in the first free training session

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Schedule of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands in Formula-1

Practice 3: Saturday, 13:00 – 14:00

Qualification: Saturday, 16:00 – 17:00

Competition: Sunday, 16:00-18:00.

*Netherlands MP live on DigiSport, OrangeSport and PrimaSport.

The Formula 1 pilot is ahead of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands

1. Max Verstappen (RedBull) 284 points

2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 191

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 186

4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 171

5. George Russell (Mercedes) 170

6. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) 146

7. Lando Norris (McLaren) 76

8. Esteban Ocon (Alpiyskiy) 64

9. Fernando Alonso (Alpisky) 51

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 46

11. Kevin Magnussen (“Ferrari”) 22

12. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 20

13. Daniel Ricciardo (“McLaren”) 19

14. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) 18

15. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 12

16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 11

17. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 5

18. Alexander Albon (Williams) 4

19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 4

20. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 0

21. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin) 0.

Tournament table of Formula 1 constructors

1. RedBull 475 points

2. Ferrari 357

3. Mercedes 316

4. Alpine 115

5. McLaren 95

6. Alfa Romeo 51

7. Haas 34

8. AlphaTauri 29

9. Aston Martin 24

10 Williams 4.