29 August 2023 00:00 (UTC)
Cosy qualis, wet weather and Where's Waldo: The Netherlands' best tweets
That we returned from the summer break to a largely wet weekend on the Dutch coastline felt appropriate, but you never let it dampen your spirits, partying from start to finish in Zandvoort.
The stormy weather added plenty of excitement and uncertainty throughout the weekend, and you reacted accordingly across social media as we raced to our third double-points finish in the last four races.
With the Italian Grand Prix coming up this weekend, we’ll not have to wait long to see Lando and Oscar back on track, but for those of you who cannot bear to wait even a few days, let’s re-live the Dutch Grand Prix through your eyes in our social media wrap-up.
We’ll be in touch, @benj182.
Of course not, @GBrown84. Just have it back to us in time for Monza!
Right back at you! It was great to see so many of you at the circuit.
Where’s Waldo, but make it Where's the Papaya Army. Who else can spot themselves?
Did anyone else notice that we experienced a bit of rain?
We appreciate the sentiment, but that’s not helping @minimadclaire…
When it is wet and windy outside, that calls for a cosy quali, wrapped up inside in the warm.
Lando produced another phenomenal qualifying performance sealing P2 for a spot alongside Max Verstappen on the front row.
He had earned a rest, to be fair…
On the other side of the garage, our impressive Aussie rookie added another top 10 start to his tally.
Admit it, who else was crying happy tears over this?
Who can blame him?
Why didn’t we know about this activity during the summer break?!
Painting the Netherlands papaya.
Due to heavy rainfall at the start of the race, Lando and Oscar fell to P12 and P16, respectively, but reacted excellently and began to fight back through the order with a series of exciting overtakes.
PREACH.
The rain continued to fall, but both drivers kept pushing as Lando secured P7 and Oscar P9 in a thrilling Dutch Grand Prix.
Let’s bring that same energy to Monza. We’ll be back racing in less than a week!
See you there, Papaya Army! Hopefully with a little less rain…
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