Formula 1 News: Superior McLarens bury everyone in Dutch GP FP1
No one can touch the superior Rob Marshall designed McLaren F1 car. #4 McLaren driver Lando Norris turned a lap of 1m10.278s to top the opening practice session for the 2025 Duch GP at Zandvoort.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
The only driver to get remotely close to Lando Norris was his McLaren teammate #81 Oscar Piastri who finished 0.292s behind.
Lance Stroll, running late when the track was faster, was this for Aston Martin, 0.501s behind Norris.
His teammate, Fernando Alonso, was a strong 4th, 0.563s behind Norris, but his time was set much earlier in the session.
Alex Albon rounded out the top-5 for Williams, 0.893s behind Norris.
Max Verstappen was 6th in the #1 Red Bull RB21 dog, 0.940s behind Norris. Underscoring what adog the RB21 is, Yuki Tsunoda finished 1.848s behind Norris in the #22 Red Bull.
Verstappen ended FP1 stuck in the gravel after he ran straight on at Turn 1 following a practice start.
the moment where max went off
he was trying to brake late into t1 to see how much he can push
guess he knows the brake limit now pic.twitter.com/EyRwNxlp2b
— Verstappen News (@verstappenews) August 29, 2025
Mercedes’ George Russell and the second Williams of Carlos Sainz Jr. were 7th and 8th.
Gabriel Bortoleto and Pierre Gasly rounded out the top-10 for Sauber and Alpine respectively.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were only 14th and 15th for Ferrari.
2025 Dutch GP Practice 1 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Nat | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m10.278s | +0.000s | 35 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m10.570s | +0.292s | 32 |
| 3 | 18 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m10.779s | +0.501s | 25 |
| 4 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m10.841s | +0.563s | 25 |
| 5 | 23 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m11.171s | +0.893s | 33 |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m11.218s | +0.940s | 24 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m11.386s | +1.108s | 29 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m11.458s | +1.180s | 33 |
| 9 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m11.509s | +1.231s | 30 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m11.613s | +1.335s | 30 |
| 11 | 30 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m11.753s | +1.475s | 29 |
| 12 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m11.772s | +1.494s | 30 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m11.875s | +1.597s | 30 |
| 14 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m11.951s | +1.673s | 32 |
| 15 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m11.960s | +1.682s | 28 |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m12.126s | +1.848s | 24 |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m12.144s | +1.866s | 29 |
| 18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m12.276s | +1.998s | 27 |
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m12.564s | +2.286s | 30 |
| 20 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m14.275s | +3.997s | 6 |