Oscar Piastri of McLaren secured a stunning victory at the Dutch Grand Prix, held at the Zandvoort circuit Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second, while Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls achieved his first career podium with a third-place finish
The race was characterized by several incidents and multiple Safety Car deployments, disrupting the competitive flow A significant clash between Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli on lap 53 in Turn 3 brought about particular drama Antonelli received time penalties for his involvement in the collision, as well as a pit lane speeding infringement, compounding his difficulties Leclerc was forced to retire as a result of the incident, following on from an earlier retirement for his teammate Lewis Hamilton
Late in the race, a potential one-two finish for McLaren began to materialize, but Lando Norris was unexpectedly forced to retire his car on lap 66 due to a mechanical issue This setback significantly impacts Norris’s championship aspirations and unexpectedly elevated Hadjar to the podium
Rounding out the top ten points-scoring positions were George Russell (Mercedes), Alex Albon (Williams), Oliver Bearman (Haas), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) secured two championship points with a ninth-place finish, while Esteban Ocon (Haas) claimed a single point in tenth Nico Hülkenberg of Sauber finished the Grand Prix in fourteenth place
The Formula 1 season continues next week with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza