Piastri pole in Dutch GP in McLaren lock-up

OSCAR Piastri snatched pole position yesterday for the Dutch Grand Prix, locking up the front of the grid with his teammate Lando Norris as McLaren maintained their dominance of Formula One.

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Piastri clocked a lap record time of one minute 8.662 seconds, 0.012 seconds ahead of Norris to give himself a valuable advantage for today’s race.

It was the fifth pole position of the season for the Australian driver, who is seeking to extend his nine-point world championship lead over Norris.

Norris had the edge over the Australian in all three practice session, but Piastri hit back when it counted to give himself an advantage for the race.

“That was the definition of peaking at the right time,” Piastri said after the qualification.

“It was looking like a bit of a tricky weekend so far so to come out with that, I’m pretty stoked.”

Norris was phlegmatic about his second place on the grid, noting there was barely anything between the two McLarens.