ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) Rain fell ahead of the start of Sundays Dutch Grand Prix as Lando Norris aims for another Formula 1 win from pole position.
That could mean the first true wet race under the new-for-2026 regulations, shaking things up on a track where overtaking is difficult. Drivers were heading from the pit lane to the grid with intermediate or full wet-weather tires fitted.
Rain fell at the end of Saturdays sprint, though too late to affect the result.
McLarens Norris found some unexpected extra pace in qualifying to snatch top spot ahead of the Mercedes pair of George Russell and standings leader Kimi Antonelli.
Despite some similarities to Hungary, where Norris won the last Grand Prix on July 26, it may not be plain sailing for the defending champion at the seaside Dutch circuit.
Norris was off the pace in Saturdays sprint race, where he started second but was third after losing out to Charles Leclerc. He said after qualifying he expected another difficult race.
In low-speed (corners) we just really still struggle too much to be confident about everything. We definitely made a little bit of progress, but its still going to be on the trickier side of things tomorrow, Norris said, adding that qualifying with new tires, low fuel, it just seems to mask quite a few of our issues.
Russell won Saturdays sprint at Zandvoort but Antonelli still increased his standings lead to 53 points despite placing fourth. That was because his closest challenger, Lewis Hamilton, could only manage seventh in the sprint. A troubled day continued for Hamilton as he qualified fifth for the Grand Prix.
Antonelli has a 56-point advantage over Russell, with gaps of 79 points to Leclerc and 90 to Norris.
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荷兰赞德沃特（美联社）—— 周日的荷兰大奖赛开赛前突降大雨，兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）正力争从杆位出发再夺一级方程式（F1）赛事冠军。
这可能意味着2026新规下的首场真正雨战，将在这条超车困难的赛道上掀起波澜。车手们已装配半雨胎或全雨胎，从维修区驶向发车格。
周六冲刺赛结束时下起了雨，但为时已晚，未能影响比赛结果。
迈凯伦车队的诺里斯在排位赛中意外展现出额外速度，力压梅赛德斯车队的乔治·拉塞尔和积分榜领跑者基米·安东内利，夺得杆位。
尽管与7月26日诺里斯夺冠的匈牙利站有相似之处，但卫冕冠军在这条海滨荷兰赛道上可能不会一帆风顺。
诺里斯在周六的冲刺赛中表现不佳，虽然起步时位列第二，但最终不敌查尔斯·勒克莱尔，落至第三名。他在排位赛后表示，预计正赛仍将是一场硬仗。
诺里斯表示："在低速弯道中，我们仍然存在太多问题，难以对一切保持信心。虽然我们确实取得了一些进展，但明天的比赛仍将充满挑战。"他补充说，排位赛中"使用新轮胎和低油量似乎掩盖了我们不少问题"。
拉塞尔在赞德沃特站周六冲刺赛中夺冠，但安东内利尽管仅获第四名，仍将其积分榜领先优势扩大至53分。这是因为其最接近的竞争对手刘易斯·汉密尔顿在冲刺赛中仅列第七。汉密尔顿的困境在排位赛中延续，最终以第五名成绩晋级正赛。
安东内利以56分的优势领先拉塞尔，与勒克莱尔和诺里斯的差距分别为79分和90分。
