Max Verstappen on top in wet final practice at Zandvoort
The Red Bull driver finished three tenths clear of George Russell in second for Mercedes
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Your support makes all the difference.Max Verstappen topped a rain-interrupted final practice session for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.
The concluding hour before qualifying was red-flagged on three occasions following a series of accidents in the tricky conditions at Zandvoort.
With the session a little more than 10 minutes old, Kevin Magnussen spun out in his Haas at Turn 3, before Zhou Guanyu beached his Alfa Romeo at the penultimate corner.
Liam Lawson – the New Zealander making his Formula One debut as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo who suffered a broken wrist in practice – then performed a pirouette heading into the main straight.
Lawson, 21, grazed the tyre wall on the opposing side of the circuit which led to a third stoppage.
When the action resumed, Verstappen, who is bidding to equal Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive victories, set an impressive pace in front of his home crowd.
The Red Bull driver finished three tenths clear of George Russell, with the Mercedes driver the only man within one second of Verstappen.
Sergio Perez took third spot, one place ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso with Lewis Hamilton fifth for Mercedes.
Qualifying takes place at 3pm local time (2pm BST) with the unsettled weather conditions forecast to continue throughout the day.
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