World champion Lando Norris won the final race in Hungary before F1 took its summer break and the McLaren driver is looking to resume in the same manner after taking pole for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on Sunday.
Norris finished third in Saturday's sprint race at the seaside circuit in the Netherlands after taking second on the grid for the shorter event, and he has Mercedes duo, sprint winner George Russell and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, behind him in second and third places on the grid.
Dutch Grand Prix Tips Summary
Best Bet - Charles Leclerc podium finish @ 2/1
Alternative Bet - Yuki Tsunoda to win Group 3 @ 5/6
Bet Builder - Kimi Antonelli top 2 finish, Oscar Piastri top 6 finish, Liam Lawson points finish & Pierre Gasly points finish @ 6/1
Dutch Grand Prix Prediction
Best Bet: Charles Leclerc podium finish @ 2/1
Zandvoort looked likely to be a track where Ferrari could fight at the front, so they might be a little disappointed with their positions of fifth and sixth in qualifying, but there is potential for them to have a more successful race.
Charles Leclerc qualified third for the sprint race and was one of the few drivers who was able to make up any ground in the 24-lap event as he overhauled Norris to secure second place.
The Monegasque driver's bold bid to start on soft tyres paid off in style as he had far more mid-race pace than Norris and he was only 1.36 seconds behind sprint winner Russell at the finish.
McLaren's drop-off in pace in the middle of the sprint has to be a worry for anyone considering backing polesitter Norris for victory at short prices, even though the British star showed plenty of one-lap speed in qualifying.
With 72 laps to be run in Sunday's race, there is ample time for Leclerc to make use of Ferrari's advantage in the numerous low-speed corners around the seaside circuit.
He has finished first, second and fourth in the last three races and is worth backing to make a significant move forward from his starting position.
Alternative Bet: Yuki Tsunoda to win Group 3 @ 5/6
There's a different face on the F1 grid this weekend, with Yuki Tsunoda returning to the Racing Bulls team to cover for Liam Lawson's absence as the New Zealander fills in for the injured Isack Hadjar at Red Bull.
The Japanese driver put in a solid performance on Saturday to take 12th place on the grid, just two spots behind regular driver Arvid Lindblad, as he drives this generation of cars for the first time.
Tsunoda has the best car of the four drivers in Group 3 as he goes up against Franco Colapinto of Alpine (14th on the grid), Esteban Ocon of Haas (15th) and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin (18th).
The Racing Bulls have been able to finish in the points in all but one race this season and, if Tsunoda can even maintain his starting position, he should have a good chance of winning this section.
Dutch Grand Prix Bet Builder Tip
Kimi Antonelli top 2 finish
Oscar Piastri top 6 finish
Liam Lawson points finish
Pierre Gasly points finish
Pays 6/1
For a four-leg Bet Builder on the Dutch Grand Prix that pays out at 6/1 if successful, start by taking Antonelli to finish in the top two.
The world championship leader has been slowly regaining his confidence over the weekend after an early mistake and he showed decent speed when improving from fifth to fourth place in the sprint race before qualifying third for the main event.
Antonelli recorded his sixth win of the season in Belgium two rounds ago and Russell's victory in the sprint showed Mercedes have what it takes to be successful at a track that doesn't really play to their strengths.
Add McLaren's Oscar Piastri for a top-six finish after he was fifth in the sprint and then qualified a close fourth after going fastest of all in Q1, and complete the bet by taking Lawson and Pierre Gasly to finish in the points.
Lawson has done a solid job after his surprise elevation to the Red Bull team and qualified just one place behind team leader Max Verstappen in eighth place.
Gasly is only 11th on the grid, but was eighth in sprint qualifying and the sprint and can make his way into the top 10.
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Key Race Stats
Mercedes have won eight of this season's first 11 races
The last five Dutch Grands Prix have been won from pole position
McLaren have won the last two races at Zandvoort
George Russell won Saturday's sprint race from pole position
Max Verstappen has won the Dutch Grand Prix three times
The last five F1 races have been won by five different drivers
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