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

The Dutchman’s margin was🅷 ultimately𒐪 0.537s - a substantial gap given the short nature of the Zandvoort circuit.

Norris ꦅwas up on Verstappen in the first part of lap but lost time thro✨ugh the remaining two-thirds.

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

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

“I thought Lando or Oscar might have stolen it. Then a whole bunch of other🔯s turned up as well, so it was an interesting mix.”

It was another lacklustre quali♚fying showing from Sergio Perez in the second ♕Red Bull, securing seventh on the grid.

He was 1.🐲313s off teammate Verstappen in qualifying.

Assessing Pe🐠rez’s display at Zandvoort, he said: “What 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 ther🐭e’s others around him who have struggled. 

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