Lando Norris breathed further life into his F1 title defence with a brilliant Dutch Grand Prix victory as Max Verstappen’s final home race ended with him walking away from a huge opening-lap crash.
The world champion made it back-to-back wins with a brilliant drive, allowing him to execute a superb McLaren strategy to reel in title leader Kimi Antonelli.
Norris, whose victory last time out in Budapest was the first of a difficult title defence, admitted he has not lost hope of retaining his crown despite a hefty deficit – this win in Zandvoort still leaving him 83 points adrift.
But the manner of his win will raise belief, Norris outgunning Mercedes duo Antonelli and George Russell in qualifying and the race in his upgraded McLaren. Russell boosted his title hopes by clinching sprint race victory on Saturday but he was asked to allow his team-mate and championship rival Antonelli through in the closing stages.
Here are the standings after the Dutch GP:
Driver standings after Dutch GP
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 242 points
2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 183 points
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 183 points
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 159 points
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 155 points
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 112 points
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 104 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 68 points
9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 49 points
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 44 points
11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) - 23 points
12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 19 points
13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 6 points
16. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points
17. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 points
18. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points
19. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 3 points
20. Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) - 0 points
21. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
23. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points
Constructor standings after Dutch GP
1. Mercedes - 425 points
2. Ferrari - 338 points
3. McLaren - 263 points
4. Red Bull - 186 points
5. Racing Bulls - 66 points
6. Alpine - 63 points
7. Haas - 21 points
8. Audi - 16 points
9. Williams - 11 points
10. Aston Martin - 3 points
11. Cadillac - 0 points
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ROUND 13 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 4-6 September
ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid)
Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September
ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September
ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October
ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October
ROUND 18 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November
ROUND 19 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November
ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS
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ROUND 21 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November
ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December
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