ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell poses with his trophy as he celebrates his pole position after the sprint qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 21, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell poses with his trophy as he celebrates his pole position after the sprint qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 21, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates his pole position after the sprint qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 21, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates his pole position after the sprint qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 21, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: Arvid Lindblad of Great Britain and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls is interviewed during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 21: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing is interviewed during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 21, 2026 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)