Oscar Piastri, after claiming pole:
“That was the definition of peaking at the right time. Super happy to come out with the result, all the points tomorrow, but to come out with that – I’m pretty stoked!
“You keep chipping way, nice thing about having so much practice. I just improved the parts where I already wasn’t bad, overall very happy.
“We’re both trying to beat each other every weekend, there’s a few variables to mix up, let’s see what happens tomorrow.”
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:35
Frustrated? “Yes and no. Close all weekend, easily could go one way or the other, little bit disappointed not to be on pole. Not the end of the world either…
“With the wind like this, a lot is down to luck as well. It’s tough, I had a good lap, a small headwind down the straight, could easily say it’s there, but we’re in the fight.
“We’ll have some fun tomorrow. We both had terrible starts last year, it’s a long race, a lot of laps, and we’ll see what the weather holds too.”
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:26
Max Verstappen, after qualifying third:
“This weekend was tricky for us but qualifying was the best I’ve felt. P3, I’m very happy with that… the energy on the crowd is amazing, always very special.
“Let’s see what we can do, just focus on our own race, I hope we can keep it up going into the race tomorrow.”
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:18
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:12
Every race at Zandvoort since its reintroduction in 2021 has been won by the pole-sitter.
A huge statement from the Australian.
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Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:03
Oscar Piastri on pole position!
Piastri doesn’t go quicker – but it doesn’t matter, as Norris misses out by 0.012 seconds!
It’s a McLaren on pole, but not the driver we assumed it would be!
Max Verstappen takes third spot at his home race – two-tenths off Piastri – with Isack Hadjar taking a tremendous fourth!
5-10: Russell, Leclerc, Hamilton, Lawson, Sainz, Alonso
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Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 15:02
Here come all the drivers, all on new soft tyres, for their final Q3 runs.
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 14:57
Verstappen goes two-tenths quicker than Russell to take third, but is half-a-second down from Piastri in first.
OK, first laps all done! Work to do for Norris, who has been on top all weekend!
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 14:54
Oscar Piastri on provisional pole!
Wow! Just six milliseconds between them… but it’s Piastri who wins round one. Norris will have to go quicker second time round.
3-10 after first set of laps: Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Hadjar, Alonso, Sainz, Verstappen, Lawson
Verstappen storming round the track now…
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 14:53
OK then, here we go! Who will be on pole in Zandvoort?
10 drivers involved in Q3: Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Sainz, Lawson, Alonso, Hadjar
Oscar Piastri is the first man out there…
Kieran Jackson30 August 2025 14:50