George Russell was in a robust place early within the Dutch Grand Prix. He obtained forward of Oscar Piastri at first and held on to 3rd place all through the primary stint.
Mercedes gained three of the 4 races main into the Dutch Grand Prix, so at this stage in proceedings it appeared a podium place was on the playing cards for Russell. So why did he droop to seventh on the end, one place forward of his staff mate, who began down in 14th?
His first pit cease was on the sluggish facet. He additionally pitted a lap after Charles Leclerc, shedding a spot to the Ferrari driver because of this. However his race actually started to go awry after that.
Having held Piastri off via the primary stint, when the McLaren driver appeared in his mirrors with eight-lap brisker tyres, Russell by no means regarded like holding him again. He languished off the tempo of the opposite front-runners at this stage, however reduce the deficit after lap 43.
Because the race entered its last stage, Russell’s lap occasions had risen once more. Behind him Carlos Sainz Jnr had handed Sergio Perez and the pair had been edging in the direction of him. As Sainz got here near drawing inside DRS vary, Mercedes introduced Russell in for a second pit cease.
Russell by no means regained the locations he misplaced to Sainz and Perez at this level, so was the pit cease a mistake? Additional forward, Piastri caught Leclerc shortly however was unable to assault him, so may Russell have run to the tip on his exhausting tyres and held off Sainz?
Mercedes mentioned Russell was shedding a lot tempo they needed to pit him a second time. “At this time we had been missing the pace to combat for far more than we achieved,” mentioned the staff’s trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin.
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“We weren’t producing good grip and, consequently, had been sliding round on the tyre. That led to greater degradation than our rivals and compelled us right into a two-stop race.”
The staff might need been inspired to pit Russell once more after observing his staff mate’s tempo after his second pit cease. Lewis Hamilton was having a really totally different race after beginning on the seventh row, handed a number of automobiles earlier on the comfortable tyres, then switched to hards.
Mercedes had nothing to lose by bringing Hamilton in once more for a set of sentimental tyres as he had sufficient of a niche behind him to carry onto his place when he pitted. Nonetheless he believed a one-stop may have been attainable had he not made a mistake.
“I had a small lock-up on my exhausting tyre, which made doing a one-stop not likely viable,” he informed Viaplay. “If I hadn’t had that, possibly I may have eked out that one-stop and possibly end one place forward. However I don’t suppose it could have made a giant distinction.”
Hamilton’s tempo in his third stint was robust, having the good thing about a second recent set of sentimental tyres. Russell switched to a used set and didn’t have the tempo to shut the drivers who handed him. Hamilton, in the meantime, was fast sufficient to make a severe bid for the quickest lap of the race.
After a number of robust performances, Mercedes discovered it exhausting to get their automobiles persistently within the candy spot at Zandvoort. Russell appeared happier together with his automobile in qualifying whereas Hamilton’s race tempo was higher. The upshot was the pair converged on seventh and eighth, positions which had been nicely under par for them in current races.
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Nonetheless it’s attainable each might need achieved higher with single-stop methods. Including to the staff’s frustration, Hamilton misplaced the quickest lap to Norris after being requested if he wanted to push once more to enhance his time, was informed he didn’t, just for the McLaren driver to pip his effort on the ultimate lap.
2024 Dutch Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of every driver on each lap. Click on title to spotlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers utilizing controls under:
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2024 Dutch Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between every driver on each lap in comparison with the chief’s common lap time. Very massive gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers utilizing controls under:
2024 Dutch Grand Prix lap occasions
All of the lap occasions by the drivers (in seconds, very sluggish laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers utilizing the management under:
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2024 Dutch Grand Prix quickest laps
Every driver’s quickest lap:
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2024 Dutch Grand Prix tyre methods
The tyre methods for every driver:
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2024 Dutch Grand Prix pit cease occasions
How lengthy every driver’s pit stops took:
| Rank | # | Driver | Workforce | Full cease time (s) | Hole to finest (s) | Cease no. | Lap no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull | 20.785 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 20.84 | 0.055 | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 20.841 | 0.056 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 20.88 | 0.095 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 20.942 | 0.157 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 20.969 | 0.184 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 21.015 | 0.23 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 21.016 | 0.231 | 2 | 54 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 21.026 | 0.241 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 21.095 | 0.31 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 21.159 | 0.374 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 21.168 | 0.383 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 21.214 | 0.429 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 21.249 | 0.464 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 21.258 | 0.473 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 21.273 | 0.488 | 2 | 43 |
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21.348 | 0.563 | 1 | 31 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 21.385 | 0.6 | 1 | 30 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 21.403 | 0.618 | 1 | 40 |
| 20 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 21.536 | 0.751 | 1 | 28 |
| 21 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 21.619 | 0.834 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 21.846 | 1.061 | 1 | 25 |
| 23 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 22.03 | 1.245 | 1 | 22 |
| 24 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 22.044 | 1.259 | 2 | 51 |
| 25 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 22.646 | 1.861 | 1 | 32 |
| 26 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Purple Bull | 22.934 | 2.149 | 1 | 29 |
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