It might have been Lando Norris who started from pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix but it was advantage Max Verstappen when the lights went out for the 72-lap race.
In what was a disappointing start for McLaren, Norris was slow off the line as the Red Bull of Verstappen steamed ahead to take the lead into Turn 1, while Oscar Piastri lost a position to George Russell in the Mercedes behind, dropping the Australian back to fourth.
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While Verstappen started to stretch out an early gap from Norris, Piastri soon found himself under further pressure from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
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