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Lando Norris interrupted Max Verstappen’s pole-streak in Zandvoort, the McLaren man bagging P1 by an impressive margin. The Dutchman starts alongside his championship rival though, which could lead to quite an entertaining start tomorrow. But how did everyone else fare? Here are the best facts and stats from qualifying…
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The same two drivers are on the front row in Zandvoort for the second straight year, but in reverse order.
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This is the fourth time this season that Norris and Verstappen share the front row.
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Norris bagged his fourth career pole position, and McLaren’s first pole at Zandvoort since Alain Prost in 1984.
READ MORE: Norris surges to stunning pole ahead of Verstappen and Piastri during qualifying in Zandvoort
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This will be McLaren’s 350th front row start in F1.
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Norris has five previous starts from P1 (three Grand Prix poles and two Sprint poles) but he has never held the lead on the first lap in any of them.
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Norris’ pole lap was the fastest lap at Zandvoort since 2021, the last year of the previous aero rules.
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Verstappen starts second, having won his last five consecutive starts from P2 on the grid, including in Spain earlier this season. This is the first time in his career he hasn’t started on pole in his home race.
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