Max Verstappen just added another victory to the F1 Dutch GP, breaking Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive wins. Dutch pilot managed to manage his advantage in pole position Encouraged by the orange fans, in very difficult racing conditions, with intermittent rain and two red flag interruptions, he achieved his eleventh home win.
Verstappen completed the race with the fastest lap on the podium accompanied by Fernando Alonso, who gave a recital and was selected as the driver of the day. So the Asturian is reunited with his best version. Improvements to Aston Martin after the holidays paid off and Alonso Won his seventh podium with Silverstone team. Fifth Carlos Sainz minimized damage with Ferrari, who had a tough weekend on a high-downforce track, while teammate Leclerc retired.
Dutch GP
Race (75 laps, 306,648 km)
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2:24’04″411
2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), 3″744
3. Pierre Gasly (Alp), at 7″058
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) at 10″068
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), 12″541
6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) in 13″209
7. Lando Norris (McLaren) in 13″232
8. Alexander Albon (Williams), at 15″155
9. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at 16″580
10. Esteban Ocon (Alp), at 18″346
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), 20″087
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), 20″840
13. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) at 26″147
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas), 26″410
15. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), 27″388
16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), at 29″893
17. George Russell (Mercedes), in 55″754
Retired:
Gyanyu Zhou (Alpha Romeo)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)