It wasn\u2019t a huge surprise to see Max Verstappen and George Russell qualify ahead of Lewis Hamilton<\/a> and Charles Leclerc<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n However, Isack Hadjar\u2019s career-best result of fourth<\/a> means that Fred Vasseur\u2019s<\/a> drivers will start sixth and seventh at the Dutch Grand Prix<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n What was most interesting to see after the session was how both drivers reacted to their performances.<\/p>\n Hamilton looked set to qualify ahead of Leclerc until the Monegasque driver pipped him in Q3 to secure his spot on the third row of the grid.<\/p>\n Many would have expected Hamilton\u2019s sombre mood from previous races<\/a> to have continued for that reason, but instead, it was Leclerc who was berating himself after the session.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to family<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking to Sky Sports<\/a> F1 after the session, Leclerc said: \u201cI\u2019m very disappointed with myself, to be honest.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t done the job today, and I\u2019ve been very poor. The whole weekend has been a little bit on the back foot on my side. I\u2019ve been trying to change and to chase something that maybe wasn\u2019t in the car this weekend for one reason or another.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were losing a lot of lap time in two, three corners. I guess that kind of stayed the same during qualifying. Not to an extreme extent as much as in free practice, but still, we were losing.<\/p>\n \u201cBy trying to find something that wasn\u2019t in the car, I think the consistency of the weekend had been hurt a little bit, and I just didn\u2019t do a good job, especially in qualifying \u2013 I\u2019m really not happy with my Q3 lap.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamilton\u2019s reaction to the session was the complete opposite of Leclerc\u2019s, and he explained: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely encouraging, at least on my side of the garage, to have a better result. <\/p>\n \u201cThe boys in the garage deserve it and the team deserve it, so I\u2019m happy I could be there or thereabouts.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked by The Race<\/a> why he suddenly felt more comfortable, Hamilton continued: \u201cThere are some things I\u2019ve changed on the way in[to the weekend] \u2013 which enable me to start on the right foot, a better foot.<\/p>\n \u201cSet-up changes, I think we\u2019ve really worked well together with the engineers this weekend and it\u2019s not been up and down on changes, it\u2019s been quite stable, just made small tweaks, really really small tweaks, and therefore it\u2019s been just trying to gain more and confidence in the car and I think that\u2019s what\u2019s happened the past couple of days.<\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely feels like it\u2019s been one of the most solid couple of days so far of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n Jacques Villeneuve and Naomi Schiff discuss Lewis Hamilton\u2019s mood change at the Dutch Grand Prix<\/p>\n Jacques Villeneuve<\/a> was speaking on Sky Sports F1 (30\/8 3:52 pm) about the difference in the mood between Leclerc and Hamilton, and he said: \u201cIt\u2019s funny and it\u2019s weird to see how different the two drivers are.<\/p>\n \u201cCharles is really upset and berating himself, beating himself up, and Lewis is actually super happy.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look at the last race, and now, he\u2019s on par with his teammate, he\u2019s had a good weekend, and like you said, he\u2019s changed his mindset, and that\u2019s affecting his driving.\u201d<\/p>\n Fellow pundit Naomi Schiff<\/a> followed up Villeneuve\u2019s comments and suggested: \u201cThe problem is they\u2019re dealing with a compromised setup. They\u2019re working around an issue that they can\u2019t seem to solve, from what we understand, and they\u2019re trying to find different ways to manage it and to extract as much as they can out of qualifying, but to still end the race in a position where they\u2019re legal and they haven\u2019t got too much plank wear.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd unfortunately, it\u2019s not ideal for them, but what I would be really interested to understand is when Lewis has said that he\u2019s changed his approach, what does that mean?<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, we\u2019ve had the summer break, he\u2019s hit reset, but ultimately his issue was the fact that he wasn\u2019t getting along with the way the car was handling, and he wasn\u2019t able to extract what he could out of it.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I wonder what\u2019s changed besides just the mindset to make him feel that comfortable, especially on a circuit like this, where if you\u2019re not feeling the car, you can very easily make a mistake and go off.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacques Villeneuve tells Ferrari how to fix Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc\u2019s issues<\/p>\n This season has almost been completely written off by Ferrari, although they will almost certainly have a Monza-specific update package arriving next week.<\/p>\n Leclerc will want to repeat his heroics from last season, but the chances of that happening appear slim at best.<\/p>\n![\"Ferrari](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2231993197-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Andrea Diodato\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton\u2019s completely differing reactions to Dutch Grand Prix qualifying<\/p>\n