Overview
- Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix to move 34 points ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen second and rookie Isack Hadjar securing his first Formula 1 podium in third.
- McLaren says Norris’ late DNF was triggered by an oil leak originating from the car side rather than the Mercedes power unit, with team boss Andrea Stella expecting Norris to mount a fightback.
- Toto Wolff labeled McLaren’s advantage “humiliating” for rivals as the team stretched its season-long supremacy, underlining a constructors’ lead that has grown to an enormous margin.
- Max Verstappen complained of poor mechanical grip and race pace at Zandvoort, saying Red Bull “shouldn’t be battling” its sister Racing Bulls car after running closely with Hadjar.
- Red Bull and Racing Bulls leaders rejected suggestions of any hold-station order between the brands, insisting Hadjar was free to attack Verstappen if he had the pace.