Norris tops Verstappen as Ricciardo taken to hospital after crash

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Fellow Australians Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo both crashed out early on in second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix. Fellow Australians Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo both crashed out early on in second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris provided further evidence of McLaren's resurgence by outpacing Red Bull's Max Verstappen to top second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix. The British driver delivered a 1:11.330 in Zandvoort to finish 0.023s clear of world championship leader Verstappen, who had topped Friday's opening session at his home race.While Verstappen, who holds a 125-point lead at the top of the drivers' standings and is chasing a record-equalling ninth successive race victory, appeared to deliver an imperfect lap, Norris' performance suggests McLaren could be in the hunt for pole on Saturday. Alex Albon backed up fifth in Practice One by taking an impressive third ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who aside from Norris appears the driver most likely to challenge Verstappen over one lap.Norris' rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri was unable to take advantage of the impressive MCL60 after a crash at Turn Four ended his session after just nine minutes. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ricciardo struggled to get out of his AlphaTauri after the crash and was holding his left arm. Ricciardo struggled to get out of his AlphaTauri after the crash and was holding his left arm. Piastri was bizarrely followed into the barrier moments later by AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo, who was forced to take evasive action having been late in noticing the stricken McLaren, with the double-incident bringing out a red flag.Ricciardo complained over team radio that he had injured his hand and then struggled to get out of the car. His participation for the remainder of the weekend appears to be in doubt after he was taken to hospital for checks while the session continued.His team-mate Yuki Tsunoda took fifth ahead of Alpine's Pierre Gasly, with both cars surprisingly outpacing Red Bull's Sergio Perez, along with several other usual front-runners. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Verstappen rages over team radio as he comes close to a collision with Nico Hulkenberg in practice two ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Max Verstappen rages over team radio as he comes close to a collision with Nico Hulkenberg in practice two ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Also further down the order than expected was Fernando Alonso, who could only manage 10th having finished the opening session second in his upgraded Aston Martin.Ferrari also endured a concerning start to the weekend, with Charles Leclerc 11th and team-mate Carlos Sainz 16th having missed Practice One to allow Robert Shwartzman to fulfil one of the Italian team's allocated rookie driver sessions.Can Norris challenge Verstappen?After a disastrous start to the season, McLaren's remarkable turnaround following the introduction of updates in Austria has made them a credible contender in the battle to be the best of the rest behind Red Bull. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Verstappen says that Red Bull needs to 'fine-tune a few things' ahead of qualifying but is confident his team will come out on top at the Dutch GP. Max Verstappen says that Red Bull needs to 'fine-tune a few things' ahead of qualifying but is confident his team will come out on top at the Dutch GP. Norris took successive second places in Britain and Hungary, but regression in Belgium left some uncertainty over whether the British team could continue to compete at the front of the grid after the summer break.Despite Piastri's mishap, Friday provided evidence that McLaren are as likely as any other team to end Red Bull's streak of 12 victories to start the season.As for Verstappen, who has all-but secured a third successive title, the Dutchman is unlikely to be phased by Norris' speed, with Red Bull's strongest performance throughout the season having come in race trim on a Sunday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff describes his team's second position in the Constructor's Championship as 'respectable'. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff describes his team's second position in the Constructor's Championship as 'respectable'. Also desperate to end Red Bull's dominance is Hamilton, who continued the strong form he showed before the summer break to once more comfortably outperform team-mate George Russell on Friday.While the possibility of a repeat of the seven-time world champion's thrilling pole in Hungary appears unlikely, Mercedes appeared content with the performance of a setup that team principal Toto Wolff said