Thursday build-up live from the Netherlands

Follow all the build-up ahead of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix weekend with live coverage from Zandvoort. Formula 1 returns from the summer break for a Sprint weekend on the iconic banked circuit.

The session hub provides live updates from the paddock, media day and team previews ahead of Free Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying on Friday, August 21, the Sprint and Qualifying on Saturday, August 22, and the Grand Prix on Sunday, August 23.

Related build-up stories include analysis of Verstappen’s Red Bull re-signing, Russell’s charge to Dutch GP Sprint pole ahead of Norris, and team reactions from Sprint Qualifying in the Netherlands.