Dutch GP

Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on Sunday, his 10th victory of the season for Red Bull.

Nothing could deny Max Verstappen’s Spa surge as he charged to a ninth Formula 1 win of the season, while yet more bad luck and questionable calls mired Charles Leclerc. OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen held onto victory in a captivating 2022 Dutch Grand Prix amid a strong showing from the Mercedes and late Safety Car drama at Zandvoort, ...

Team mate Perez was sent into the pits for hard tyres on Lap 41, emerging P7 and right in front of Alonso, but the Mexican soon found his feet and began to turn up the pace, passing hard-shod Norris on Lap 44. The race resumed on Lap 50, hard-shod Verstappen leading Hamilton by over 12 seconds while Russell was in third, five seconds ahead of hard-tyred Leclerc. Perhaps a Virtual Safety Car would be called – a reprieve for Leclerc and Verstappen in the face of two swift Mercedes. With Mercedes putting on a show of pace on their hard tyres, both closing in on Leclerc, Verstappen was asked for his take on the strategy. Hamilton was then pulled in for a set of hards on Lap 30, releasing Verstappen back into the lead as the Mercedes driver emerged ahead of a now medium-shod Sainz. Verstappen responded to Leclerc’s stop on Lap 19 – losing time as he was stationary for 3.4 seconds – and emerged around four seconds ahead of the Ferrari while Hamilton led Russell. At the start of Lap 36, Hamilton closed in on Perez and the Mexican locked up heavily in defence of P3 into Turn 1. As Russell retook P6 off Norris, the top six was unchanged by Lap 5 – but Hamilton was gaining on Sainz in the chase for P3. Almost miraculously, he continued on in last place and reported that the car was okay – and there was no Safety Car either. Hamilton ended up fourth at the flag as Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez – the former held back by a calamitous Ferrari pit stop earlier on, before a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in a later stop – battled late on for P5. A huge roar, and it was lights out for this 72-lap duel on the dunes. In that restart, Verstappen swept past the Mercedes for the lead, with Russell and Leclerc following suit to pry Hamilton away from the podium.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands: Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix from pole position for the second year in a row on Sunday to send the fans ...

You could see the draft was quite strong and we got ahead. Advertisement It’s incredible to win again," said Verstappen.

Zandvoort, Netherlands (AP) -- Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen made quick work of a safety car restart to win the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday ...

Max Verstappen extended his lead in the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship after scoring his 10th win of the season in the Dutch Grand Prix.

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. OPINION: With Verstappen dominating the Formula 1 world championship battle, few are in doubt about where this year’s trophy is going. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen won Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and Charles Leclerc, seeing off various attacks from Mercedes and Ferrari around ...

Nothing could deny Max Verstappen’s Spa surge as he charged to a ninth Formula 1 win of the season, while yet more bad luck and questionable calls mired Charles Leclerc. OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. OPINION: With Verstappen dominating the Formula 1 world championship battle, few are in doubt about where this year’s trophy is going.

Max Verstappen claimed victory on home soil at an action-packed Dutch Grand Prix to further extend his lead at the top of Formula One's drivers' ...

The AlphaTauri pit crew checked Tsunoda’s wheels and his seat belt, before deciding everything was in working order and sent their man back out to race. With seven races remaining this season, it would take something remarkable to prevent him from claiming his second consecutive F1 title. An incredible weekend and I’m really happy we won the Dutch Grand Prix. “Of course with safety car, virtual safety car, making the right calls. After a relatively straightforward start to the race, a bizarre series of events began to unfold on lap 45, as Yuki Tsunoda brought his car to a stop at the side of the track, seemingly concerned that one of his tires was loose. This year I had to work for it even more.

Lewis Hamilton apologized to his Mercedes team for his radio outburst in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix after he dropped from first to fourth.

"So many great things to take from it, the car was finally working. "I can’t believe you guys screwed me like that," quipped a visibly angry Hamilton on the radio. "I was just on the edge of breaking point with emotions and my apologies to the team because I don’t even remember what I said, I just lost it for a second," Hamilton said.

Verstappen's 10th win matched his tally from last year and the Red Bull driver extended his championship lead to 109 points.

Hamilton misjudged his restart and Verstappen overtook him straight away to bring a huge roar from the Orange Army. “From there onwards we had really good balance in the car again.” Verstappen’s 10th win matched his tally from last year and the Red Bull driver extended his championship lead to 109 points. Verstappen and others changed tires. Fans packed the grandstands Sunday, many wearing colors of the Dutch flag. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. Leclerc started from second ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. (example: u cannot substitute for you, d is not 'the', n is not 'and'). “We are slowly getting closer to that top step.” The team result wasn’t quite what we hoped for but we can take a lot of confidence moving forward,” Russell said. “Sorry it didn’t work out,” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Hamilton. Sainz said he was trying to avoid a McLaren mechanic in front of him and had to “hit the brakes.”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was surprised by Mercedes' late-race strategy decisions during the Dutch GP, despite Max Verstappen insisting he ...

"But then of course we had to pit again with the Safety Car and you are behind. "We stayed calm and there's not a lot of confusion on the radio - they know what to do. "It was just difficult to predict. As the race progressed, it looked like Verstappen would have to overtake both Hamilton and Russell on a tight circuit. "Even though we couldn't really do our preferred strategy initially because of that VSC - it came out a bit unlucky. "I was quite surprised that they didn't leave George out strategically as a rear gunner for Lewis.

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has put Carlos Sainz's messy opening pitstop at the Dutch Grand Prix down to a 'late call' to box the ...

Nothing could deny Max Verstappen’s Spa surge as he charged to a ninth Formula 1 win of the season, while yet more bad luck and questionable calls mired Charles Leclerc. OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort.

Max Verstappen said that his victory in the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix was made sweeter given the multitude of challenges he had to overcome on the way to his ...

“But once we were able to switch back to the softs, we could counter it. Because the VSC, it came out a bit unfortunate, then we went out and we were clearly lacking a bit of pace on that hard compound compared to the Mercedes on the medium. Asked if he was surprised by Mercedes’ pace, as Hamilton began to bite into Verstappen’s lead on hard tyres, the race winner replied: “I was just surprised they were that quick on the harder compounds. We had to box, I didn’t request it – you have to trust your team as well to make the right calls and they did…” But then of course with that late Safety Car we could switch back to the preferred tyre, the soft one, and could get back into the lead. “Yes, it was not a straightforward race, so I think it’s extra rewarding to win the race,” said the Dutchman.

Toto Wolff says his Mercedes Formula 1 team pushed to take risks with its Dutch Grand Prix strategy in order to fight for victory rather than settle for a ...

Nothing could deny Max Verstappen’s Spa surge as he charged to a ninth Formula 1 win of the season, while yet more bad luck and questionable calls mired Charles Leclerc. OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. OPINION: With Verstappen dominating the Formula 1 world championship battle, few are in doubt about where this year’s trophy is going.

Reigning champion victorious in home race for second year running and leads Ferrari's Leclerc by 109 points. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth in the other Mercedes. “They threw everything at us but we made the right calls,” he said over the radio as he celebrated his fourth win in a row. He added a bonus point for the fastest lap, as George Russell finished second for Mercedes with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc completing the podium.

Max Verstappen made quick work of a safety car restart to win the Dutch Grand Prix, and make it four straight wins for the first time in his F1 career.

Hamilton misjudged his restart and Verstappen overtook him straight away to bring a huge roar from the Orange Army. “From there onwards we had really good balance in the car again.” Verstappen and others changed tires. Fans packed the grandstands Sunday, many wearing colors of the Dutch flag. His 19 1/4-length win qualified him for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The team result wasn’t quite what we hoped for but we can take a lot of confidence moving forward,“ Russell said. Verstappen’s 10th win matched his tally from last year and the Red Bull driver extended his championship lead to 109 points. Leclerc started from second ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. “Sorry it didn’t work out,” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Hamilton. “We had great pace again.” “I had a good run in the restart, we had a bit more top speed and that helps to attack into Turn 1,” Verstappen said. Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen made quick work of a safety car restart to win the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in front of 100,000 adoring fans, and make it four straight wins for the first time in his F1 career.

The Dutchman pushed his way to a 10th victory of the season while the Silver Arrows took a questionable gamble and the Prancing Horse lacked pace.

He said, in part, “I was just on the edge of breaking point with emotions and my apologies to the team because I don’t even remember what I said, I just lost it for a second. So you’re in the pit and there’s no tyre in a normal race. With just seven races to go, Red Bull holds a 135-point lead over Ferrari and the Silver Arrows are just 30 points behind the Prancing Horse. Because I took avoiding action, they give you a penalty – I find this very frustrating and I’m going to speak with the FIA now because I don’t understand it.” The lack of pace, though, is the larger problem to focus on compared to a botched pit stop for Sainz, Binotto said to Sky Sports F1. “We tried to react simply to stay ahead of him which was the best way to keep track position, because we knew Lewis was very fast in the first stint of the race. The Spaniard remained stationary for a lengthy first pit stop after the left rear tire was not prepared in time. A series of cars dove into the pits, looking for any advantage in the final stretch as the safety car neutralized the race. AlphaTauri’s chief engineer of vehicle performance, Claudio Balestri, revealed that the problem was a “car failure” in the team’s post-race release. However, just a few corners later, Tsunoda came to a stop and retired from the race. At first, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto felt it was “an unlucky situation” for Leclerc, who pitted just before the VSC. The Japanese driver stopped on-track and complained about his tires not fitting correctly, only to be told by AlphaTauri that all was well.

"All drivers, Formula One Management, the FIA and the organisation of the Dutch Grand Prix do not tolerate flares, as Max Verstappen himself mentioned in a post ...

"The enthusiasm for Max has ignited the whole country and that's perfect to see. "We saw the pigeons and the flare, and the flare is the more dangerous thing because if such a can hits you, we've seen that in the past that it can leave consequences and that the halo wouldn't help you with that." The FIA confirmed that the individual who had thrown the first flare was identified by spectators in the grandstands and handed over to local authorities.

Lewis Hamilton has apologised to Mercedes for his team radio outburst over its Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix strategy call as he dropped from the lead to ...

Nothing could deny Max Verstappen’s Spa surge as he charged to a ninth Formula 1 win of the season, while yet more bad luck and questionable calls mired Charles Leclerc. OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Mercedes' George Russell came home to finish in second at the Dutch GP, with Charles Leclerc rounding off the podium for Ferrari in third. A furious Lewis ...

LAP 32/72 - RUSSELL PITS - Russell is in the pits and also will go to the end of the race on a set of hard tyres. LAP 50/72 - Verstappen comes in on Lap 48, and changes to a set of hard tyres. LAP 58/72 - The safety car comes through the pits, and Russell opts to make a last minute call and change onto the soft tyres. LAP 30/72 - HAMILTON PITS - Hamilton opts to come in and fit the harder tyres. He then reports an issue with the rear and pulls over to the side of the track. Hamilton tries to get on the inside of Sainz into Turn 2, and it looks like there is the slightest of contact between the two! Verstappen held on to win the Grand Prix, finishing just over four seconds ahead of Russell, with Leclerc further behind in third. Russell, who was running in P3, also made a last-minute call to change to the same tyre. Red Bull made the gamble and boxed Verstappen for a set of harder tyres under the VSC, which they thought they would finish the race on. This triggered a full safety car, which Verstappen instantly took advantage and came in for a fresh set of softs. After a long stint, Hamilton eventually came in on Lap 30 for a set of harder compound tyres. He also started the Grand Prix on a fresh set of soft tyres.

Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the Formula 1 world title with another home win at the Dutch Grand Prix.

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Mercedes believes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen would have faced a six-lap shootout for victory at Zandvoort had it not been for the Virtual Safety Car ...

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday. A thrilling Dutch Grand Prix produced a popular home winner, but there were several excellent performances up and down the field

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix from pole position for the second year in a row on Sunday to send the fans wild and his Formula One ...

You could see the draft was quite strong and we got ahead. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com It’s incredible to win again," said Verstappen. Sainz came in after 15 laps for his first stop with the mechanics having only three tyres to put on the car and the driver kept waiting for more than 12 seconds before he could leave. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz ended up eighth after starting third and finishing fifth on the road, relegated due to a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in the pitlane. Told it was safe, he got going again and returned to the pits for a tyre change and seatbelt check before being sent back out -- and stopping.

Max Verstappen was surprised by Mercedes' pace and that it could make a one-stop strategy work to challenge for victory in the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday. But come the race, the Monegasque's ...

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton is confident his car is now good enough win a race after team tactics seemingly denied him a podium finish at the Dutch GP.

That is how it has always been in a relationship between frustrated driver and the pit wall.” The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted he was sympathetic with Hamilton’s need to vent his frustration while racing, although the British driver has very rarely publicly criticised their decisions so vehemently as he did in Zandvoort. He later apologised to his team and the race was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but for the first time this season Mercedes’ original tactical plan and pace had put Hamilton in with a shout of taking a victory.

The home fans got what they wanted on Sunday as their hero Max Verstappen clinched victory in a dramatic Dutch Grand Prix – but it wasn't all smiles for ...

But a slow stop with a front jack issue dropped him out of contention for points, while Kevin Magnussen couldn’t recover from a kiss with the wall on Lap 2. However, his race unravelled when he felt something wrong with the car and he stopped out on track. A fine result, inspired by strong pace and a bullish call for softs during the Safety Car period, in what was his 75th Grand Prix. Russell’s second place was Mercedes’ 12th podium of the season, and leaves them just [READ MORE: ‘There is something wrong we need to address’ admits Binotto after tough Dutch GP for Ferrari](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.there-is-something-wrong-we-need-to-address-admits-binotto-after-tough-dutch.6aIqFYTY8OAoBSBBXYNShe.html) This was the first time Verstappen has won four races in a row. But on a track which should have suited the F1-75, Ferrari couldn’t compete with Red Bull – or indeed Mercedes – on Sunday afternoon, and he lost yet more ground to championship leader Verstappen. He has now gone nine races without scoring. Only championship leader Verstappen is on a better streak. George Russell has become known as “Mr Saturday”, but in 2022, he’s been more like “Mr Consistent” on Sunday. [30 points adrift of Ferrari](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/constructor-standings.html) and very much in the hunt for P2 in the constructors’ championship. Victory was his 10th in 15 races this season.

Max Verstappen's march to the Formula 1 title continued with his 10th victory of the season in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix - but it was not a race he won ...

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Max Verstappen wasn't about to let anyone spoil his party in the Netherlands, but there were mixed fortunes elsewhere at Zandvoort.

In Zandvoort he bumped along in the the bottom three in all the practice sessions so it wasn't a huge surprise when he missed the cut at the end of the first round of qualifying. On Sunday, he briefly peaked in P10 during the first round of pit stops but then got stuck in a DRS train in 15th behind Mick Schumacher. Getting through to the final round of qualifying and lining up in the top ten was a welcome surprise and a decent achievement in the circumstances.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has raised questions about Yuki Tsunoda's bizarre stoppage at the Dutch GP and insists Lewis Hamilton would have had a great chance ...

"Yuki's out there doing his own thing and AlphaTauri are their own team. "But we didn't see any clear issue in the data. This is broken, I think." It was very close, but it was on." Tsunoda, who drives for Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri, reported tyre issues and appeared set to retire from the race as he stopped and unbuckled his safety belts, before being called back to the pits. "The race planner said the win was on.

The AlphaTauri Formula 1 team has responded to conspiracy theories concerning Yuki Tsunoda's retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix.

OPINION: Audi's arrival in Formula 1 for 2026 was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a flawless Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a tougher time on the opening day at Zandvoort. Just 0.021 seconds had split Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Scuderia AlphaTauri has hit back at the "unacceptable" conspiracy theory surrounding Yuki Tsunoda's DNF in the Dutch Grand Prix.

But Tsunoda was almost immediately ordered by his team to stop, with data finally indicating a drive issue. "It is incredibly disheartening to read some of the language and comments directed at our team and towards Red Bull Racing’s head of strategy, Hannah Schmitz," said the team. A suspected differential issue led Tsunoda to park his car on the side of the track shortly after exiting the pits after his second pitstop.

Lewis Hamilton felt Mercedes had let a win slip through its fingers at the Dutch Grand Prix, but it's not certain he would have beaten Max Verstappen to ...

I knew when everyone was on the soft tyre behind me, I knew that there was no way I was going to hold them behind me." It's a shame the race didn't play out, putting former championship rivals Hamilton and Verstappen in a straight fight for the first time this season, but it was also promising for Mercedes to be back in contention for victory. Then the virtual safety car came out and we switched to the hard tyres because of how we'd seen it performing, which again just protected track position for Max." "The VSC made life a little trickier because the pace of the Mercedes seemed pretty strong on the hard tyre," he said. As it turned out, Yuki Tsunoda stopping on track and causing a virtual safety car presented Red Bull with the opportunity to complete its second pit stop and retain the lead. The choice of whether to pit under the resulting safety car was posed to all teams, and Red Bull, knowing the pace advantage the fresh tyres would offer, decided to sacrifice the lead of the race to put Verstappen on softs. The Japanese driver initially stopped on track believing a rear wheel was not correctly fitted to his car after his pit stop and started loosening his seat belts to get out. "I don't think that on a par with the same tyre we could have overtaken the Red Bull with the straight-line speed. The race result in Zandvoort followed the same trend, with Verstappen coming out on top, but it's unfair to accuse Mercedes of failing to learn from its mistakes in a race where it defied expectations to put itself in the mix for victory in the first place. The point, however, is somewhat redundant, as it very quickly became clear that Hamilton's lack of pace on his medium tyres in the following laps would have made him a sitting duck for Verstappen on softs at some point before the chequered flag. In the final 12 laps after a safety car restart, he dropped from first place to fourth as Mercedes took a gamble on tyre strategy that didn't pay off. The Dutch Grand Prix was the closest Mercedes has come to winning a Formula One race this season, yet the team fell just short of beating Max Verstappen and Red Bull.