Verstappen claimed his eighth pole of F1 2023 - his𒁃 third consecutive Dutch GP pole - with a stunning final lap in drying conditions.

The Dutchman’s margin was ultimately 0.537s - a substantial gap gi𝄹ven the short nature of the Zandvoort circuit.

Norris was up on Verstappen in t🐷he first part of laജp but lost time through the remaining two-thirds.

Piastri looked to be on the pace but struggled on h🤪is final lap, ultimately qualifying eighth, 1.3s off Verstappen.

Speaking after qualifying to Sky Sports, Horner said: “I thought in conditions like that, the McLaren seems to warm their tyres up pretty quickly, I thought they were going to be a lot closer than they were because in these conditions, a dampꦑ track, you need to generate the temperature. 

“I thought Lando or Oscar might have stolen it. Then a whole bu🌄nch of otherꦕs turned up as well, so it was an interesting mix.”

It was another lacklustre qualifying showing from 😼Sergio Perez in the s🔜econd Red Bull, securing seventh on the grid.

He was 1.313s off teammate Ve💟rstappen in quไalifying.

Assessing Perez’s display at Zandvoort, he said: “Wh𝔉at can you say in conditions like that? It’s the same for everybody, you’ve just got to go out there and feel the grip and put a lap in.

“For whatever reason he [Perez] hasn’t quite the confidence that certainly Max has - I don’t think anybody has had the confidence Max has –- so a harder session for him, but then there’s others around him who have struggled.🎀 

“I didn’t expect Oscar, for example, to be behin🐓d him, so a mix behind him.”