Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen survives losing lead to equal all-time consecutive wins record

Max Verstappen has won his location contention astatine Zandvoort 3 years successful a row

Red Bull's Max Verstappen survived losing the pb successful aboriginal rainfall and a reddish emblem for a precocious torrential downpour to triumph a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix.

A ablution conscionable arsenic the contention started dropped Verstappen to 2nd down team-mate Sergio Perez earlier helium repassed connected thigh 13, portion dense rainfall with 8 laps to spell forced a reddish emblem and a 45-minute delay.

But done it each Verstappen was ever successful control, arsenic helium has been for the full season, and ne'er truly looked similar losing the race.

Fernando Alonso starred successful the Aston Martin to decorativeness 2nd aft a typically combative race, portion Alpine's Pierre Gasly took the last podium presumption aft Sergio Perez, who finished 3rd connected the track, was penalised for speeding successful the pit lane.

In the last 7 racing laps, Perez did capable to forestall dropping down Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who fended disconnected an onslaught from Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.

McLaren's Lando Norris took seventh up of Williams' Alex Albon, outstanding successful being the lone operator to brave staying retired connected dry-weather tyres passim the archetypal rainfall period.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Alpine's Esteban Ocon completed the apical 10 points positions, portion Alonso deprived Verstappen of fastest thigh by pushing hard arsenic the last rainfall ablution approached the track.

Sprint to the chequered emblem

The last sprint to the extremity was comparatively uneventful aft specified a madcap race, arsenic Verstappen eased distant from Alonso connected a bedewed way pursuing a restart down the information car and the Spaniard held disconnected Perez's attacks.

For Aston Martin it was an encouraging performance, aft they slipped to the backmost of the battalion chasing Red Bull successful the 4 races earlier the summertime break.

An upgrade featuring a caller level for this contention seems to person returned the car to its erstwhile position, and Alonso went with it with an outstanding drive.

Gasly had benefited from being 1 of the drivers who stopped astatine the extremity of the archetypal lap, and the Frenchman drove a beardown contention from determination connected to bent connected successful the battalion astatine the beforehand and fend disconnected an onslaught from Sainz.

He adjacent managed to marque up for a five-second punishment for speeding successful the pit lane to instrumentality his archetypal podium of the season.

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