Zandvoort: Formulation 1 championship chief Max Verstappen made fast work of a security automotive restart to win the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in entrance of 100,000 adoring residence followers, making it 4 straight wins for the primary time in his F1 profession.
Verstappen’s tenth win matched his tally from final yr and the Pink Bull driver prolonged his championship result in 109 factors.
Max Verstappen wins the Dutch Grand Prix for Pink Bull.Credit score:Getty Photographs
With seven races left, a second straight title is wanting more and more possible as his challengers – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Perez in joint second – proceed to fall additional again.
George Russell completed second for Mercedes forward of Leclerc, with Russell’s teammate Lewis Hamilton fourth.
Verstappen coasting to victory when a security automotive got here out on lap 56 after the engine minimize out on Valtteri Bottas’ Alfa Romeo.
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Verstappen modified tyres and was behind chief Hamilton’s Mercedes with 12 laps left.
However Hamilton was on a slower medium tyre and Verstappen on the faster softs – leaving the British driver just about a sitting duck, very like when he misplaced the title to Verstappen ultimately yr’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.
Hamilton misjudged his restart and Verstappen overtook him right away to carry an enormous roar from the Orange Military. The Dutchman additionally took an additional level for the quickest lap.
