Antonelli fastest in sole Dutch GP practice

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 21 : Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli started the second half of the season with the fastest time for Mercedes in sole practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday.The Italian, who turns 20 next week, lapped the seaside Zandvoort circuit in a best time of one minute 12.949 seconds with McLaren's reigning champion Lando Norris second and 0.121 slower on a dry track after a rainy start to the day.Norris, the 2024 winner at Zandvoort, won in Hungary before the August break and McLaren are chasing a third Dutch GP win in a row.The weekend is being run to the sprint format, with qualifying for Saturday's points-scoring 100km race later on Friday. Qualifying for Sunday's grand prix is on Saturday afternoon. Antonelli's teammate George Russell was third fa