Overview
- Starting from pole, Oscar Piastri managed three Safety Car restarts to control the race and win at Zandvoort.
- Lando Norris pulled over from second place after reporting oil smoke in the cockpit, handing his teammate a larger points cushion.
- Team principal Andrea Stella said investigators have not yet determined whether the failure was chassis-related or tied to the Mercedes power unit.
- Max Verstappen finished second at his home Grand Prix as Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar earned his first Formula 1 podium in third.
- Three Safety Cars reshaped strategy after Lewis Hamilton crashed in light rain and Charles Leclerc was spun into the barriers by Kimi Antonelli, who received a time penalty.