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Lando Norris will start from pole for McLaren and lead the 72-lap Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with George Russell second for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is seventh after a rear-suspension change breached parc fermé rules, forcing Sergio Perez to a pit-lane start and leaving 21 drivers on the starting grid. Yuki Tsunoda is 13th and Liam Lawson eighth, in what the article notes as F1’s final Dutch GP for the foreseeable future.
Lando Norris suffered a late electrical fault on his McLaren that forced the floor to be removed and prevented him from exiting the garage before the Chinese Grand Prix; the issue left him potentially starting from the pit lane and, in the update, Norris did not start the race, with teammate Oscar Piastri also not starting.
Max Verstappen will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the pit lane after Red Bull replaced multiple power unit components beyond the allowed allocations, following a poor qualifying performance and set-up changes without FIA approval, making his race more challenging.
Charles Leclerc and Logan Sargeant will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the pit lane after their teams made changes to their cars with parc ferme conditions active. Ferrari replaced Leclerc's rear end and energy store, control electronics, and gearbox case and cassette, while Williams made changes to Sargeant's suspension and brake cooling. Ferrari has Carlos Sainz starting on the front row, while Williams may find it difficult to add to their points tally.