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<\/p>\nIn case you missed yesterday\u2019s qualifying session, here\u2019s a rundown of everything you need to know.<\/p>\n
Oscar Piastri will start first on the grid after pipping his teammate Lando Norris to pole by 0.012 seconds. Norris will start second, with Dutchman Max Verstappen in third and rookie Isack Hadjar in fourth. <\/p>\n
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Lando Norris (left) and Australia\u2019s Oscar Piastri (right).Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Norris suggested it would take some magic, or strong strategy, to stop McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri stretching his Formula 1 lead from pole position in Sunday\u2019s Dutch Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Australian Piastri has a slender nine-point advantage but can hope to take that back into double points at seaside Zandvoort where overtaking is always tricky and starting on pole a big benefit.<\/p>\n
Norris, also on the front row, has an even tougher job against a rival driving the only other car that is exactly the same as his and who knows the game plan.<\/p>\n
The Briton knows it can be done after starting on pole last year, losing out at the start to Red Bull\u2019s local hero Max Verstappen and then passing on lap 18 on his way to eventual victory, but he said it would be different this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo offence to Max, he was in a much slower car last year (than the current McLaren), so that helps a lot,\u201d Norris, who was a mere twelve-thousandths of a second slower than Piastri on Saturday, told reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cOscar\u2019s in a much quicker car this year and the hardest guy to overtake is your teammate. It\u2019s going to take some magic or some good strategy or incredible tyre saving or something.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s normally pretty difficult to overtake in the first place, it\u2019s even harder to do that behind your teammate. I\u2019ll see what I can dream of tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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