George Russell Wins Final Dutch GP Sprint as Zandvoort Exits F1 Calendar After 5 Years
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 22
George Russell Wins Final Dutch GP Sprint as Zandvoort Exits F1 Calendar After 5 Years
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 22
Summary
George Russell converted sprint pole into victory at Zandvoort, beating Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix's final sprint before the circuit drops off the F1 calendar.
53 points now separate championship leader Kimi Antonelli from Lewis Hamilton after Antonelli finished fourth; Russell remains third in the standings, 56 points behind the Italian.
72 laps await in Sunday's main grand prix, scheduled for 14:00 BST, with dry conditions forecast after rain arrived only at the end of Saturday's sprint.
2021 marked Zandvoort's return after a 36-year absence, but the seaside circuit is leaving again because organizers struggled financially despite sellout crowds of more than 300,000 and Max Verstappen's strong home support.