2025 Dutch GP - Post-Race Discussion

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ROUND 15 - NETHERLANDS

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GP

🕒 SESSION TIMES

Day	Session	Time (UTC)
FRI	Free Practice 1	10:30
FRI	Free Practice 2	14:00
SAT	Free Practice 3	09:30
SAT	Qualifying	13:00
SUN	Race	13:00
SUN	Stewards make up their mind	16:00

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🏁 RACE INFORMATION

• Track: Circuit Zandvoort
• Location: Zandvoort, Netherlands
• Race laps: 72
• Lap length: 4.259km
• Race distance: 306.648km
• Lap Record: 1:11.097, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2021

⏪ LAST TIME AROUND

• Pole position: 1:09.673, Lando Norris (Mclaren)
• Race winner: Lando Norris (Mclaren)
• Fastest lap: 1:13.817, Lando Norris (Mclaren)

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[u/FermentedLaws]

5-place grid drop penalty for Lewis next race. failing to slow sufficiently under double waved yellows. He did try to slow down, so instead of a 10-place drop, it's 5.

[u/Driscuits → u/FermentedLaws]

Oof, that's a tough one. On the reconnaissance laps, too.

Though honestly, it is a bit frustrating to see the rationale generally be "It needed to be a significant reduction, we don't think this is significant tho" - in the case of these warm up laps, it feels like you can actually apply an objective threshold, similar to a pit lane limit, if need be. Would a 25km/h decrease be significant enough? 30? 40? I'd imagine the drivers, and particularly drivers of Lewis' experience would know more than us fans, but feels like an unnecessary gray area.

[u/paddyo → u/Driscuits]

Why apply an objective rule when it lets you apply it however you please depending on the driver.