Lando Norris secures back-to-back victories with Dutch Grand Prix win

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• Lando Norris secured back-to-back victories by winning the Dutch Grand Prix, executing a superior strategy to overtake championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
• Max Verstappen suffered a dramatic early exit in his final home race at Zandvoort after crashing heavily into the barriers on the opening lap.
• Kimi Antonelli finished second after Mercedes instructed team-mate George Russell to yield his position late in the race to boost Antonelli's title campaign.
• Russell held off a late challenge from Lewis Hamilton to take third place, leaving both drivers level and 59 points behind Antonelli.
• The victory moved Norris, who won last time out in Budapest, up to fourth in the championship standings as he continues his bid to defend his world title.