RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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British Formula One driver Lando Norris of team McLaren competes in the Dutch Formula One Grand Prix at Mascot Circuit Zandvoort. (is associated with: «Norris wins Dutch GP as Verstappen crashes out of final home race») David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
World champion Lando Norris won the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, the first following the mid-season break, after the race had a chaotic start due to Max Verstappen's crash.
Norris picked up right where he left off, with victory at the Hungarian GP before the break, to beat the Mercedes cars of championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.
"Amazing, amazing. A tough race. I made it tough for myself, but a good race, well fought. Probably one of my better wins. Over the moon, very, very happy and nice to win the final race here in Zandvoort," the race winner said.
Antonelli tops the drivers' standings with 242 points, while Russell is now second but tied on 183 points with Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, who was fourth in Zandvoort. Norris is fourth with 159 points.
The race
Norris beat pole-sitter Russell at the start, with Antonelli also getting past his team-mate.
But that set-up didn't last long as Verstappen crashed his Red Bull into a wall at the end of lap two.
Following a 30-minute interruption, the race resumed with a standing restart. Norris had a huge delay, went side-by-side with Antonelli and lost his lead to the Mercedes man.
Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren managed to overtake the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Russell to claim third place, but his podium hopes were ruined after a very slow pit stop on lap 19.
Norris began to close the gap to Antonelli by lap 30 and temporarily led when the Italian pitted for new tyres a few laps later.
He found himself again behind the championship leader and then-race leader Hamilton after his own pit stop. But with fresher tyres and helped by Antonelli's struggles with his rear, Norris overtook his two rivals on lap 54 to take first place for good.
"The move (on Antonelli) was good, I knew I wouldn't get many chances. I saw Lewis defending and I knew that was my moment. That move won me the race," Norris said.
Antonelli said he "didn't have the feeling with the car" and that he was "sliding a lot."
"Lando passed me and I knew I had no chance after that," he admitted.
With one final pit stop, Antonelli dropped to third behind Mercedes team-mate Russell, but the latter received team orders to let the Italian through in the final laps.
While Antonelli finished second, Russell endured huge pressure from Hamilton to snatch third place.
"Kimi was ahead of me anyway, and he deserved to finish ahead. On the new tyre he would have got past anyway," Russell said.
Ferrari took fourth and fifth place through Hamilton and Leclerc respectively. Piastri was sixth, followed by the Red Bull of Liam Lawson and the Audi of Nico Hülkenberg.
Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Pierre Gasly of Alpine completed the top 10.
Gloomy farewell to Zandvoort
This was the last Dutch GP of the current contract, with the race set to disappear from the F1 calendar. For the local fans, it was a melancholic farewell as home favourite Verstappen went out early in the race.
The four-time world champion lost control of his Red Bull in the final corner and heavily hit the wall, triggering a long red flag period.
With three wins, Verstappen is the most successful driver at the Dutch GP since its return to the calendar in 2021 following a 35-year absence.
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