Charles Leclerc happy but Lewis Hamilton not happy with Ferrari after Zandvoort Sprint Qualifying

At the Dutch Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying session at Zandvoort on August 21, 2026, Ferrari drivers had contrasting results: Charles Leclerc qualified P3 with a lap of 1:11.622, just 0.055 seconds behind pole-sitter George Russell, while Lewis Hamilton could only manage P7, more than half a second off the Mercedes benchmark. Leclerc will start from the second row for Saturday's 24-lap Sprint, behind Russell and Lando Norris, while Hamilton starts from row 4. The contrasting performances highlighted both the SF-26's front-running potential and its narrow operating window.