Max Verstappen regained control of the drivers’ championship with a start-to-finish victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in front of a fervent home crowd.
The 23-year-old qualified on pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton by three hundredths of a second and translated that into a dominant race performance to put him four points in front of the seven-times world champion.
Hamilton’s decision to use a two-stop strategy forced Verstappen to respond, with the Dutchman sandwiched between the two Mercedes for a number of laps which bunched up the pack.
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However, Verstappen made quick work of passing Valtteri Bottas, who stretched out his first stint, and established a large enough advantage to take him to the end of the race despite some late Hamilton pace.
Bottas crossed the line in third to take a much-needed podium finish while Pierre Gasly completed an impressive weekend with a fourth-place finish.
More to follow…
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Source: Euro Sports
