Lando Norris produced a dominant performance at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Max Verstappen with ease to potentially reignite the drivers’ world championship with nine races left this season.
The British driver started on pole and promptly lost the lead to Verstappen, but overtook the Dutchman on his home circuit and never seemed troubled again as he coasted to victory, crossing the finish line as fireworks exploded above him.
Verstappen held on for second place to limit his losses in the drivers’ championship, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the podium in third after an impressive race.
“It feels amazing, I wouldn’t say a perfect race because of lap one again but afterwards that was beautiful,” Norris said in his post-race interview. “The pace was very strong, the car was unbelievable today so I could get comfortable, I could push and get past Max which was the main thing and just go from there. Honestly quite a straightforward race, still tough but very enjoyable.”
“Probably lap five, six, seven I expected Max to start pushing and get a good gap but he never did. So, from that point, I knew we were in with a good fight but he seemed to just keep dropping off and my pace was getting better,” he added.
I’m excited to see how the RB handles the kerbs in Monza
Nor looked amazing today
Sadly I do not get to follow the season that closely but I often try to catch the highlights. Been busy lately…!
But I do want to add to this… It’s terrific that he is churning out these great results and that the season has become really competitive so far. I remember before the season started, all the YouTubers were like “It’s over already - Red Bull will win it all and we get to hear the Dutch National anthem like 20 times.”
But now it’s certainly interesting and it makes me think that future seasons are going to be just as interesting for the foreseeable future. The big transition in '25 (is it?) will shake things up.
26 is when they are bringing in the new rules.
In the USA the F1 app is brilliant for watching. Also get to see the F2 drivers. So it’s good to keep an eye on new drivers like Colopinto (sp)
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Thanks, appreciated - not in the US, unfortunately. I think everything here is done through a paid sports channel service so I would have to make regular appointments at the pub to get it live but, alas, I am a non-drinker and father to a toddler so it will have to wait a few years for me to figure something out.