F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen overtakes fuming Lewis Hamilton to win home race
Follow all the reaction from the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort as Max Verstappen wins his home race in dramatic fashion
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Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton with 12 laps remaining to win a thrilling Dutch Grand Prix - his second victory in a row at his home circuit and fourth consecutive win this season - to extend his lead in the Formula One championships standings.
In a throwback to last season’s title battle, the defending champion pitted for soft tyres under a late safety car and emerged behind Hamilton ahead of the restart. When the race resumed, Verstappen was swift in making his move around the outside of Hamilton and surged to a victory that seemed at risk at points during the race.
Hamilton’s task might have been easier had team-mate George Russell not pitted from second, however, and the seven-time champion was left fuming with Mercedes as he was left a sitting duck on old tyres. Hamilton was passed by Russell and then Charles Leclerc and was furious with his team for being the only driver left on medium tyres.
Leclrec salvaged a podium on what was another nightmare race for Ferrari, as Carlos Sainz saw his chances end thanks to a 12-second pit stop early on.
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F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 18/72 - Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell
Charles Leclerc pits as he complains about his tyres - a much smoother stop, 2.5 seconds!
Verstappen now 11 seconds in front of second-place Hamilton.
Lando Norris also in and he comes out in ninth place, just behind Carlos Sainz, on the hard tyres.
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 15/72 - Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton
Carlos Sainz pits for Ferrari with Hamilton on his tail - but it’s a horror stop from the Scuderia!
They didn’t look ready, and his stop was 12 seconds! Sergio Perez also pitted and then went over a Ferrari wheel gun!
“Oh my god!” says Sainz into his team radio. Another nightmare for Ferrari! He’s lost some serious time there...
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 12/72 - Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz
It’s looking like those on the mediums might have an advantage here, with the soft runners reporting high degradation around Zandvoort.
Vettel, Ricciardo and Gasly are the first ones to pit - quite early even in a two-stop race.
Verstappen’s lead from Leclerc is now 2.2 seconds, while Hamilton is still in DRS range but can’t get any closer than half-a-second....
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 9/72 - Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz
Verstappen’s engineer tells the Red Bull man that he is expecting Ferrari to push hard in two laps time, but he’s extended his margin to Charles Leclerc to 1.6 seconds.
Lewis Hamilton is still within DRS range but is struggling to open the door for a move, tricky on the medium tyres. For context amongst the top lot, Sainz is five seconds behind his team-mate so a bit of a gap opening up after the top-two.
Meanwhile towards the bottom, Fernando Alonso makes the overtake down the main straight with DRS, gets past Pierre Gasly, and is up to 12th.
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 6/72 - Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz
Lewis Hamilton is gaining on Carlos Sainz in third - he’s within DRS range which is surprising on medium tyres! The home straight overtake could be on soon...
Verstappen is 1.1 seconds ahead of Leclerc, with the Ferrari man setting a new fastest lap of the race so he’s keeping touch with the Red Bull!
Perez is 1.6 seconds behind Hamilton in fifth while Russell is 1.6 seconds further back...
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: Lap 3/72 - Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz
Kevin Magnussen has dropped down to last after going on the gravel around turn one - but he manages to keep his Haas out of the barriers and keeps it JUST on the track!
He’s dropped down to last. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen has beyond a second from Leclerc in second so is out of DRS range for now.
George Russell has zoomed past Lando Norris in his superior Mercedes and is back up to sixth. Tough on Lando after a great start...
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: Lights out!
It’s lights out and Verstappen comes over to hold off Leclerc into turn one, with Hamilton and Sainz just touching going around the corner - but both hold position!
Lando Norris has surged past George Russell and is up into sixth place! Other than that, it’s as you were at the top it seems...
Further down, Lance Stroll is up to eighth from 10th while Esteban Ocon is up to ninth!
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: Formation lap!
We’re smoothly underway with the formation lap around Circuit Zandvoort, the third-shortest track on this year’s calendar!
Can Max Verstappen hold off Charles Leclerc going into turn one - or can Ferrari get a head-start on the World Championship leader? Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz all start on soft tyres, while Hamilton is on medium tyres.
It’s a little overcast in the Netherlands, quite cool - no indication of rain however.
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: 2 minutes until lights out!
We’re about to get underway at Zandvoort - the drivers and cars are ready in front of more than 100,000 orange-clad spectators on the North Sea coast!
Max Verstappen is on pole with Charles Leclerc alongside him on the front row - the Red Bull man leads the Ferrari star by 98 points in the World Championship!
Elsewhere on the grid, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in their Mercedes cars line up fourth and sixth respectively, seperated by Sergio Perez.
F1 - Dutch Grand Prix: A reminder of today’s starting grid!
Max Verstappen is on pole for his home race followed by the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in fourth - here’s the grid in full:
1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Sergio Perez
6. George Russell
7. Lando Norris
8. Mick Schumacher
9. Yuki Tsuonda
10. Lance Stroll
11. Pierre Gasly
12. Esteban Ocon
13. Fernando Alonso
14. Guanyu Zhou
15. Alex Albon
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Daniel Ricciardo
18. Kevin Magnussen
19. Sebastian Vettel
20. Nicholas Latifi
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