Dutch Grand Prix Race Report
Dutch Grand Prix Race Report
Max Verstappen won on home soil for the second time. In an exciting Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen won to increase his advantage over the rest of the grid in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.
After some safety car action, Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final laps to whip the 100,000 Dutch spectators at Zandvoort into a frenzy.
When the 24-year-old crossed the finish line to win the Dutch Grand Prix, he was met with orange flares and a sea of orange jerseys.
The race’s late Safety Car forced the championship leader to pit, giving Hamilton the lead. The race resumed at the start of lap 61. Verstappen quickly overtook the Mercedes along the pit straight and reclaimed the lead before the first turn. Hamilton’s teammate George Russell finished second, his best finish in F1. Charles Leclerc came in third.
Following their tactical decision that changed the outcome of the Dutch Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton ripped at his Mercedes team on the radio.
The Mercedes driver competed with Verstappen throughout the race to win. However, he dropped to fourth place at the finish line because of the team’s choice to not pit him during a late Safety Car period.
Perez finished fifth. After receiving a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release, Fernando Alonso finished sixth, ahead of Lando Norris in seventh. Sainz was provisionally ranked eighth. However, a further penalty for overtaking under yellow flags is anticipated. The remaining two points went to Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon, who finished ninth and tenth, respectively.
While Alex Albon finished 12th from grid position 15, Pierre Gasly lost out on points in P11 for AlphaTauri.
Mick Schumacher prevailed over Sebastian Vettel, who started 19th and ended 14th due to two slow pit stops. Due to disobeying blue flags earlier in the race, the four-time champion was given a five-second time penalty.
Despite hitting the barriers on lap two, Kevin Magnussen kept going and came in 15th, just behind his Haas teammate. A five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane caused Zhou Guanyu to finish 16th. Daniel Ricciardo finished 17th for McLaren.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was ranked 19th when his car stopped mid-race to unleash the late Safety Car.
On lap 48, Yuki Tsunoda experienced a driveshaft issue and had to halt on the track. Earlier, the AlphaTauri driver had complained that his tyres had been improperly installed before a lengthy pit stop.
