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.
The Orange Army came out in full force to Zandvoort for Max Verstappen’s home race, but two Silver Arrows threatened to spoil the reigning world champion’s route to a Dutch Grand Prix repeat victory.
Keyword: threatened.
Despite the surging Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell and a lengthy safety car after Valtteri Bottas came to a stop on the main straight on lap 55, Verstappen emerged victorious for the second consecutive year.