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Norris equals Ascari
Lando Norris secured his 13th Grand Prix win in Formula 1 yesterday. This places him 23rd on the all-time leaderboard, alongside Alberto Ascari and David Coulthard.
However, these numbers are not really comparable because there were significantly fewer races in Ascari’s (and also Coulthard’s) era.
With his 14th victory, Norris would next equal Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, and Emerson Fittipaldi. You can also read all about this in our extensive database.
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Formula 3 tests in Madrid
Normally, we wouldn’t report on a Formula 3 test here. But today’s and tomorrow’s test is quite exciting because it takes place on the completely new track in Madrid.
The test is essentially the “dress rehearsal” before the Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Madring in three weeks. So we’ll at least keep an eye on whether anything noteworthy happens there.
Hamilton: Still losing too much on the straights
Is the engine the biggest (and perhaps only) weakness of the current Ferrari package? At least Lewis Hamilton emphasized again yesterday that they simply lose too much time on the straights.
“We lose about four tenths per lap here [to Mercedes] just on the straights,” said the record champion, emphasizing: “That is very hard to make up in the other sections of the track.”
At the same time, this also shows “that we have a really good car,” Hamilton says, adding that they just need to manage to improve the engine a bit more.
Conveniently, an update is expected already at the next race in Monza.
Fastest lap
The fact that Ferrari’s pace yesterday was generally not bad is also shown by the fact that Charles Leclerc set the fastest race lap. Here it is again in full video:
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Why doesn’t Mercedes bring more updates?
Many fans surely ask themselves this question. Because while the competition seems to bring updates continuously, the Silver Arrows are very sparing with new parts in 2026.
Toto Wolff explains on Sky: “We are all simply limited by the budget cap to a certain extent. And for us, it is such that we still have to wait several races for the [next] upgrade.”
They simply “don’t have the money to develop the car further. I have already said that we try to spread this evenly over the season,” says Wolff.
“But we simply can’t do what we can’t do,” he shrugs. This naturally raises the question whether the rivals, who have already brought significantly more updates, will soon run out of money…
Poor sleep?
Ferrari probably didn’t have the best night after yesterday’s race either. In our popular Monday column, Christian Nimmervoll this time chose a different “protagonist”.
You can find our columns and the video analysis of the Zandvoort race here:
Who slept worst last night: Oscar Piastri
Who slept best last night: Liam Lawson
Video analysis Zandvoort 2026
Goedemorgen!
Hello and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. The Dutch Grand Prix is history, but we are here again today to work through some topics from Zandvoort.
Ruben Zimmermann will accompany you here throughout the day, and for questions, suggestions, or complaints you can use our contact form. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Here is our live ticker from yesterday again for reading.
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