Verstappen claimed his eighth pole position in 13 races in a drℱ𓄧amatic qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Perez could only take seventh, a huge 1.3 seconds adrift of the Dutchman. 

Askꦆed what he made of the gap between Verstappen and Perez, Wolff described it as “odd” and “bizarre”. 

“Checo is not an idiot,”🃏 Wolff continued. “We have seen it over these years, Checo is a Grand Prix winner and multiple Grand Prix winner and he was at Racing Poi🔯nt. So I cannot comprehend. 

“I mean, we've seen that Max has destroyed everything that he made💃 that was with him, whether it's his ability to create a car around himself that is just very tricky to control but fast if you can and that makes those gaps, creates those gaps.&nb♋sp;

“But 1.3 [seconds], I haven't heard any obvious explanations. But yeah, odd.”On the gap between his drivers, Wolff’s Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner told Sky F1: “What can you say in conditions like that? It’s the same for everybody, y🀅ou’ve just got to go out there and feel the grip and put a lap in. 

"For whatever reason he [Perez] hasn’t quite the confidence that certainly Max has – I don’t ꦜthink anybody has had the confidence Max has – so a harder session for him, b🗹ut then there’s others around him who have struggled."

Mercedes endured a mix💙ed day at Zandvoort, with George Russell claiming third, while Lewis Hamilton struggled and could only manage 13th.