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Back on the schedule after 36 years, Zandvoort proves a hit with the current crop of F1 stars.

Today's sessions were disrupted by red flags, which meant we acquired less data than we ideally would've liked in order to prepare for tomorrow.

Whilst we thought that Zandvoort might be less favourable for the FW43B than Spa, the times today don't really tell the full story.

We did a good job today, despite all the interruptions with the red flags.

Both drivers looked strong on the soft tyre from the initial data; we have to go through all the analysis tonight, but it was a positive day, all things considered.

The long runs looked competitive which is positive but we also know that the start position is very important here so we'll see what we can do to get more pace out of the car overnight.

It is looking good for now, but we shouldn't get carried away because it's just Friday.

More work and information is needed tomorrow in order to get a clearer idea of the optimal strategy.

We have to recover a bit of running with Lewis but there is time to do that in the morning session.

We know that qualifying is going to be key to success here because overtaking will be so difficult, but there is some degradation, which might make strategy a bit more of a factor.

We had quite a complicated day.

Except for the spin and ending up in the gravel for Nikita, we had a good session.

While there is no hope of a drive at either of the two Red Bull teams, Christian Horner is pushing hard to get Alex Albon back on the F1 grid for 2022.

Charles Leclerc heads Ferrari 1-2 is=n second session at Zandvoort as Lewis Hamilton is sidelined by engine issue.

Times from today's second free practice session for the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix.