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Oscar Piastri turned the tables on Lando Norris when it mattered most to claim pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix after a gripping qualifying duel between the title-contending McLaren drivers.
Norris had set the pace in all three practice sessions but, not for the first time this season, championship leader Piastri saved his best until last to beat his British team-mate to the head of Sunday's grid by 0.012s.
Piastri is now in the perfect position to try and extend his nine-point advantage over Norris in the 75-lap Zandvoort race on the banks of the North Sea on F1's resumption after its summer break.
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Max Verstappen gave the orange-clad home crowd something to cheer by taking third place on a return to form for Red Bull.
The Dutchman will unexpectedly be joined on the front row by Isack Hadjar from sister team Racing Bulls after the Frenchman delivered a storming final lap to get ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and the Ferrari drivers.
With Russell fifth, Charles Leclerc won out in the battle of the Ferraris by jumping ahead of Lewis Hamilton on the final laps of Q3 after the later had been the quicker of the two for most of the weekend.
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Capping a fine day for Racing Bulls, Liam Lawson took eighth ahead of Williams' Carlos Sainz and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.
But Lance Stroll qualified 20th and last in the second Aston Martin after crashing for the second successive day in the early minutes of Q1.
Approaching the fast right-handed Turn 13, Stroll touched the grass with his left-hand wheels under braking and was sent spinning off the track, across the gravel into the barriers.
Dutch GP Qualifying: Top 10
1) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
4) Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
5) George Russell, Mercedes
6) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
7) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
8) Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
9) Carlos Sainz, Williams
10) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
He was able to drive the car back to the pit lane but the damage was too significant for the team to fix it in time for him to rejoin the session. His mechanics had already worked beyond F1's curfew late into Friday night to change the first survival cell on his AMR25 after the first crash.
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Sky Sports F1's Dutch GP schedule
Sunday August 31
9.35am: F1 Academy Race 2
10.50am: Porsche Supercup Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Dutch GP build-up
2pm: The DUTCH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Dutch GP reaction
*also on Sky Sports Main Event
Formula 1 returns after the summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort this weekend, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime
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