Kimi Antonelli was fastest in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix as the championship leader picked up where he left off upon Formula 1’s return from its summer break.
The Mercedes star set a 1m12.949s lap at Zandvoort and was the only driver to go sub-1m13s as second-place went to McLaren’s reigning world champion Lando Norris with a 1m13.070s.
Drivers were quick to head out for the sole practice session of this sprint weekend – one where Zandvoort bids farewell to F1 – with intermediates the initial choice on a damp seaside track.
But conditions were drying, Nico Hulkenberg saying “I think it’s slicks” almost i
