Piastri pinches pole from Norris with record lap

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- Daniel Moxon

LANDO Norris dominated all three practice sessions at Zandvoort and looked to be the clear favourite for pole position.

But title rival Oscar Piastri saved his very best for when it mattered with a circuit-record lap to ensure he will start the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of his McLaren teammate.

Norris was the quickest man on track all weekend - until he wasn’t. The Brit even topped the timesheets in the first two parts of qualifying, but when the time came to push for pole, it was Piastri who found the extra pace he needed to get the better of the Brit.

Home hero Max Verstappen had feared the worst heading into this weekend, but he had the performance he needed in his Red Bull to go third quickest and give the Dutch faithful something to cheer about.