FORMULA ONE returns from its mid-season break with a different sort of challenge in store for the drivers.Persistent rain fell this morning as the Dutch Grand Prix got under way with only a single practice session before heading straight into qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race.It’s set to be the first time the 2026 cars and their formidable electrical power have been tried in the rain as part of a race weekend, outside of a brief spell in January’s pre-season shakedown runs.

FORMULA ONE returns from its mid-season break with a different sort of challenge in store for the drivers.

Persistent rain fell this morning as the Dutch Grand Prix got under way with only a single practice session before heading straight into qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race.

It’s set to be the first time the 2026 cars and their formidable electrical power have been tried in the rain as part of a race weekend, outside of a brief spell in January’s pre-season shakedown runs.

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