Dutch GP: Title rivals seek to hit back at Russell for 3pm Qualifying LIVE!

Live Follow live updates and watch the best video from the Sprint and Qualifying on Saturday at the Dutch Grand Prix. Watch live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event Saturday 22 August 2026 12:50, UK

️ F1 qualifying updates from 11am BST ️ Preview: the chase for Antonelli | Mail Philip Looks like the senior Sky boys believe in having the whole of August off: no Croft, Lazenby or Brundle in the Netherlands this weekend. Gabriel Bortoleto, who is just outside a points place on the sprint grid, is under investigation

THE F1 summer break is over, and the 22 drivers are ready for a sprint to the finish line! But, Isack Hadjar is one driver who will be spending a littler longer out-of-action. The Red Bull driver comes into the second half of the season in eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, two places below...

The qualifying order ruled mostly supreme in the Dutch sprint race.

George Russell wins Dutch GP Sprint to close down Kimi Antonelli gap in potential title battle  GB News

George Russell cruises to sprint race win at F1’s Dutch Grand Prix  AP News

Max Verstappen finished sixth in the first-ever sprint race in the Netherlands on Saturday during the last weekend of the Dutch Grand Prix.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 22 : George Russell took a morale-boosting Dutch Grand Prix sprint race win from pole position on Saturday while Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli extended his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to 53 points.Refreshed and back with a bang after the August break, Russe

The 28-year-old shaved three points off Antonelli’s lead to sit 56 back ahead of Sunday’s main race.

Mercedes' George Russell leads from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.

George Russell cruises to sprint race win at F1’s Dutch Grand Prix  Toronto Star

George Russell dominated the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race from pole for his third Saturday victory of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The Mercedes driver led all the way from lights out in a rather processional affair with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris completing the podium at a dry Zandvoort. It ca

George Russell starts the second half of the Formula 1 season in style as he eases to a sprint race victory ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix

Mercedes driver George Russell has claimed pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Zandvoort.

George Russell has taken pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race with Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli down in fifth. The Mercedes driver pipped reigning world champion Lando Norris by only 0.041s to take his third sprint pole of the 2026 season. Russell’s pole came particularly out of the blue a

Russell takes Dutch GP sprint pole as Antonelli struggles to fifth

With just an hour to learn his new car, the Kiwi was just 0.350s away from a top 10 start.

Dutch Grand Prix: Mercedes' George Russell pips Lando Norris to sprint pole  ESPN

The reserve driver, who lost his race seat last season, was called up after Red Bull regular Isack Hadjar injured his wrist in training.

Competitors reach top speeds in excess of 200mph (321kmph) on the course, making it one of the most dangerous races in the world.

A British motorbike racer has become the second to die during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix this week.

Poncini was involved in a qualifying incident on Tuesday and his passing has now been confirmed