On its F1 swansong, Zandvoort's sprint qualifying session produced a tight three-team battle at the front, with Mercedes' George Russell taking pole ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc as the top five was covered by just a tenth of a second. Lewis Hamilton was the outlier, who could only muster seventh in the second Ferrari, beaten by home hero Max Verstappen's Red Bull.<br>Hamilton ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-baffled-by-completely-different-ferrari-as-leclerc-nails-best-lap-of-2026/10848063/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>