Overview
- Lando Norris secured his second straight win at Zandvoort on Sunday with a dominant performance that followed Max Verstappen’s opening-lap crash and a race red flag.
- Kimi Antonelli conceded Mercedes are no longer the outright fastest car on the grid after finishing second, but he remains championship leader on 242 points.
- Mercedes will swap Antonelli’s power unit and accept the resulting hefty grid penalty at Monza as the team also prepares further aerodynamic upgrades.
- Norris and McLaren say the upgrade improved high-speed performance but left the car weak in slow corners, so Norris warns it is not yet a consistent championship package.
- Ferrari’s race management left Lewis Hamilton stuck behind Charles Leclerc and visibly frustrated on team radio, a failure that underlines how strategy calls and upcoming upgrades will shape the title fight over the remaining 11 rounds.