Tumultuous: Dutch Grand Prix starting grid changed after major penalty as Lewis Hamilton benefits….

August 25, 2024 Sports Gist F1 0

Dutch Grand Prix starting grid changed after major penalty as Lewis Hamilton benefits: This is the final starting grid for the Dutch GP | Norris P1, Hamilton P14

Lewis Hamilton has been handed an unexpected boost ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has been handed a welcomed boost ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, picking up a place on the starting grid after Kevin Magnussen was resigned to a pit-lane start.

The seven-time world champion endured a tumultuous qualifying session at Zandvoort on Saturday, dropping out in Q2 along with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

That wasn’t the end of the pain for the legendary Brit though. Hamilton picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Perez in Q1, dropping him from 12th on the grid to 15th.

Hamilton has since managed to pick up a couple of positions though. First, Alex Albon, who ended Q3 in an impressive P8, was disqualified from qualifying after failing the post-race inspection.

Then, on the morning of the race, the stewards posted a document confirming that Magnussen had taken a new energy store and control electronics.

Those changes bumped Magnussen out of his P13 starting grid slot, resigning him to a pit-lane start. Hamilton therefore gained another position, taking up the space vacated by the Dane.

While Hamilton will welcome the free positions, the news will likely do little to boost the seven-time world champion’s mood heading into what promises to be a difficult Dutch GP experience.

“It was a pretty shocking session,” he complained to Sky Sports F1 on Saturday. “These things happen and it’s done now but it definitely doesn’t feel good. It all went badly the moment the situation with Perez happened.

“I did my best to get out of the way, I was as far to the left as possible, but the timing was bad. It was a domino effect from that moment, it went from bad to worse.”

This is the final starting grid for the Dutch GP | Norris P1, Hamilton P14

The final starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix

The final starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort is here. Lando Norris will start from pole with Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row. Oscar Piastri is joined on the second row by George Russell, and Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez will start the race in Zandvoort from P5. After a disappointing day yesterday and a three-place grid drop, Lewis Hamilton will start the Dutch Grand Prix from P14.

Magnussen to start from the pitlane:

Kevin Magnussen will start the race from the pitlane after his Haas team changed his battery and energy store. He originally qualified in 15th place but is now forced to start from the pits. These parts are not allowed to be changed after qualifying and have resulted in a penalty for the Dane.

Williams starts from the back row after a tough Saturday:

Both Williams drivers start the race on the final row after a difficult Saturday. Logan Sargeant didn’t participate in qualifying after a huge FP3 smash. His teammate Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after being provisionally set to start from P8 due to a technical infringement. The FIA decided that Williams’s floor did not comply with the regulations.

No changes at the front:

There are no changes at the front of the grid. Norris will start from pole alongside home hero Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc gets off the grid from P6, with Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz down in P10 as Ferrari endure a difficult weekend. See the full starting grid below.

The final starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix:

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