The Red Racers

Red Bull owned the second row at Zandvoort. Max Verstappen starts third at home. Isack Hadjar starts fourth after the best lap of his young career. A sharp message before lights out.

Yuki Tsunoda’s season has slipped into a seven race drought. The next run of races will decide how Red Bull views his future. Here is what must change now.

Rosberg won 2016 by playing the long game. Early streak. Mid year damage control. Cool head in Abu Dhabi. A precise season that shut the door on a rival run.

Two young stars who once shared kart tents now trade laps for trophies. Norris and Russell keep the jokes off track, then fight for every inch when the lights go out.

Max Verstappen’s FP1 ended in the gravel after a practice start at Zandvoort. McLaren led the times with Norris ahead of Piastri while others wrestled with wind and dust on a tricky track.

Five Zandvoort moments that stuck. Lauda by a blink. Norris ending the home run. Rain and a red flag. A roaring return. Banking that changed the flow.

Norris used Zandvoort to move from podium hunter to title driver. The 2024 win set the tone. The 2025 return brings a real push for the crown.

Max Verstappen offered quick support as Sergio Pérez joined Cadillac for 2026. The new team pairs Pérez with Valtteri Bottas to lead a focused factory project built on experience and clear feedback.

Daniel Ricciardo shocked Montreal in 2014. A late pass on Nico Rosberg delivered his first F1 win and a memory that still feels new. Power loss for Mercedes opened the door and Ricciardo walked through it.

Oscar Piastri rolled into Zandvoort last summer with raw speed and a car that could bite. He qualified third, sat in clean air for a while, then watched the race settle into a rhythm he could not quite break. He went home with fourth. A step, not a statement. This year feels different. He comes back to the same orange wall and the same banked turns as a clear title threat, holding a single digit lead over the teammate who won here last year. Zandvoort 2024: So close it stung Lando Norris owned the weekend in 2024. Pole on Saturday.…