ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 and Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 at the start during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Alisha Palmowski of Great Britain and Campos Racing (21) prepares to drive during qualifying at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Sona Maleterova/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 at the start during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Liam Lawson of New Zealand driving the (30) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains leads Franco Colapinto of Argentina driving the (43) Alpine F1 A526 Mercedes and Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the (22) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 03 RB Ford on track during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Sixth placed Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in parc ferme during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Jordan McKean/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 on track during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Jordan McKean/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 22: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 22, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)