The two Friday sessions of the 2022 F1 Netherlands GP in Zandvoort left some unknowns that the time table does not resolve, but this is all that has happened on this day, the results and the best summary.
Netherlands GP Free Practice 1 results: Mercedes double, Verstappen KO
| Cla | Pilot | Chassis | laps | Weather | Difference | Interval | |
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| 1 |  George Russell |
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Mercedes | 29 | 1’12.455 | ||
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton |
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Mercedes | 28 | 1’12.695 | 0.240 | 0.240 |
| 3 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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ferrari | 30 | 1’12,845 | 0.390 | 0.150 |
| 4 | Lando Norris |
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McLaren | 32 | 1’12.929 | 0.474 | 0.084 |
| 5 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
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McLaren | 31 | 1’13.077 | 0.622 | 0.148 |
| 6 |  Charles Leclerc |
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Ferrari | 30 | 1’13.127 | 0.672 | 0.050 |
| 7 |  Sergio Pérez |
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Red Bull | 30 | 1’13.416 | 0.961 | 0.289 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso |
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Alpine | 31 | 1’13.633 | 1.178 | 0.217 |
| 9 |  Esteban Ocon |
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Alpine | 33 | 1’13.963 | 1.508 | 0.330 |
| 10 |  Alexander Albon |
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williams | 29 | 1’14.063 | 1.608 | 0.100 |
| 11 |  Mick Schumacher |
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Haas | 29 | 1’14.163 | 1.708 | 0.100 |
| 12 |  Lance Stroll |
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Aston Martin | 30 | 1’14.257 | 1.802 | 0.094 |
| 13 |  Kevin Magnussen |
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Haas | 31 | 1’14,405 | 1,950 | 0.148 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly |
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AlphaTauri | 28 | 1’14,474 | 2,019 | 0.069 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel |
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Aston Martin | 28 | 1’14.500 | 2.045 | 0.026 |
| 16 |  Guanyu Zhou |
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Alfa Romeo | 18 | 1’14.534 | 2.079 | 0.034 |
| 17 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
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Alpha Tauri | 31 | 1’14.630 | 2.175 | 0.096 |
| 18 |  Valtteri Bottas |
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Alfa Romeo | 22 | 1’14.695 | 2.240 | 0.065 |
| 19 |  Max Verstappen |
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Red Bull | 7 | 1’14.714 | 2.259 | 0.019 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |
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Williams | 33 | 1’15.122 | 2.667 | 0.408 |
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What happened in Free Practice 1 of the F1 Netherlands GP 2022? How have they been?
Max Verstappen caused a red flag early in FP1 when his Red Bull stalled with a gearbox problem that ruled him out of the session after just a few laps on hard tyres.
Fernando Alonso moved to the top of the table by mounting soft tires before anyone else, stopping the clock in 1m13.635s, but was soon overtaken by Lando Norris with a 1m12.929s and then Carlos Sainz with a 1m12.845s.
In the beginning, the Mercedes ran longer on the hard ones, so the grip on the track had evolved more when they switched to the soft ones. Russell topped the standings with a time of 1m12.455s with 13 minutes to go, and Hamilton moved into second, 0.240s behind his team-mate.
Sainz was third, ahead of the McLarens of Norris and Daniel Ricciardo (who went into the gravel at Turn 11). Leclerc was sixth, ahead of Sergio Pérez, who went off the track but continued without touching the wall.
Netherlands GP Free Practice 2 results: Leclerc leads Ferrari’s one-two
| Cla | Pilot | laps | Weather | Difference | Interval | |
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| 1 | Charles Leclerc |
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27 | 1’12.345 | ||
| two | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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30 | 1’12,349 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
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21 | 1’12.417 | 0.072 | 0.068 |
| 4 | Lando Norris |
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24 | 1’12.448 | 0.103 | 0.031 |
| 5 | George Russell |
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27 | 1’12.655 | 0.310 | 0.207 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll |
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28 | 1’12.746 | 0.401 | 0.091 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso |
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25 | 1’12.848 | 0.503 | 0.102 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen |
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22 | 1’13.042 | 0.697 | 0.194 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon |
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27 | 1’13.305 | 0.960 | 0.263 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo |
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10 | 1’13.362 | 1.017 | 0.057 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda |
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19 | 1’13.419 | 1.074 | 0.057 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez |
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23 | 1’13,493 | 1,148 | 0.074 |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher |
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27 | 1’13.604 | 1.259 | 0.111 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel |
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27 | 1’13.611 | 1.266 | 0.007 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou |
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25 | 1’13.624 | 1.279 | 0.013 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly |
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16 | 1’13,666 | 1,321 | 0.042 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon |
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26 | 1’13.837 | 1.492 | 0.171 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas |
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27 | 1’14.167 | 1.822 | 0.330 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen |
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25 | 1’14.282 | 1.937 | 0.115 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |
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24 | 1’14.797 | 2.452 | 0.515 |
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What happened in the FP2 of the Dutch GP 2022 of F1? How has it been?
Verstappen was finally able to use his soft tires in the opening minutes of FP2, setting the fastest time of 1m13.465s. That time was 0.079s faster than what Sainz could achieve with mediums.
Sainz then dropped to 1m13.412s, and Leclerc pulled within 0.025s, while Verstappen found himself caught up in traffic on his second attacking lap.
Sainz switched to the softs and dropped his time to 1m12.349s, 0.068s ahead of Hamilton, with Russell three tenths further back. Leclerc came out later and edged Sainz by 0.004s.
Hamilton was third ahead of Norris and Russell. Verstappen could only finish eighth, seven tenths off the lead.
Yuki Tsunoda caused a red flag with 12 minutes to go when he ran his AlphaTauri into the gravel.
