Qatar tribune DPA Zandvoort (Netherlands) Lando Norris of McLaren recovered from an awful start to beat home favourite Max Verstappen of Red Bull and win the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Polesitter Norris had a very slow reaction after the lights were out and three-time defending world champion Verstappen took the lead before even reaching Turn 1. But from lap 14, the Dutchman, who was aiming to claim a fourth consecutive victory at his home race, started complaining that he was having trouble to make the turns.
Norris closed the gap and eventually made a move to take the lead in lap 18 and retained it after the first round of pitstops. For Norris, it was his second win of the season and of his career, the first one coming at the Miami Grand Prix in May. “It feels amazing, I wouldn’t say a perfect race because of lap one again, but afterwards it was beautiful.
The pace was very strong and the car was unbelievable today,” Norris said. “I could get comfortable, I could push and I could get by Max which was the main thing and go from there. Obviously still tough but very enjoyable.
” Verstappen and Red Bull not as dominant as before Verstappen and his Red Bull team have dominated F1 in the past two years, but that hasn’t been the case in the 2024 season. The Dutchman had to settle for second in his 200th F1 Grand Prix - finishing almost 23 seconds behind Norris and extending his winless run to five consecutive races - while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari comple.