Verstappen second on Zandvoort after failure Norris, Piastri benefits optimally

Verstappen second on Zandvoort after failure Norris, Piastri benefits optimallyHere’s the Extracted and Translated Content:

Max Verstappen finished second in the thrilling Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday after a Late retirement by Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri took full advantage of his title rival and teammate’s retirement to win. Isack Hadjar Secured His First Podium Finish.

Norris Parked His McLaren Smoking on the Side of the Track in Zandvoort in the Final Phase, Giving Piaastri a Major Blow in the Mutual Title Fight. The Australian is again 34 points ahead with nine races to go.

For Verstappen, Third Place Seemed the Highest Achievable for a Long Time, because he Simply Lacked Speed ​​on the McLarens. Norris’s Late Retirement Still resulted in A Second Place, His First Podium Since the Canadian Grand Prix in Early June.

Hadjar Already had an excellent Saturday by Qualifying Fourth Behind Verstappen. Despite Attacks from Behind, The Young Frenchman Held His Ground, Allowing Him to Step Onto The Podium in His First Year in Racing Bull.

Behind the Leading Trio, George Russell Finished Fourth After a Messy Race, Ahead of Alexander Albon in the Williams. Oliver Bearman, who started from the pits, Tok a fine sixth place with the hare. Both Ferrari Drivers Dropped Out. Both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc Were Involved in Crashes in The Hugenholtz Corner.

Verstappen Starts Race With Daring Move on Norris

Verstappen was the only one at the front to start on the soft tires in order to get off to a good start and gain at least one place. He succeeded, but it Involved some Acrobatics. The Home Favorite Stayed on the Outside of Norris Towards The First Corner, Braked Later, Letterly Lost Control, But then Kept His Red Bull On The Asphalt and in Front of the McLaren.

That was immediately all Verstappen had the Two Superior Cars of McLaren in Store Against. It didnn’t Take Long for Norris to Come Alongide Again. On the outside in the Tarzan Corner, The Brit Steered His Car Back to Second Place and was Able to Focus on Leader Piastri.

Rain Hardly Plays A Role

A Shower had Appeared on the Radar in the Meantime, But It Did Not Ultimately Prove To Be Really Decisive. However, Lewis Hamilton Faltered on a Painted Wet Section on the Outside of the Hugenholtz Corner. The Ferrari Crashed Into the Wall, Imediately Causing a Safety Car.

That Didn’t Change Much In The Battle, Although It Helped Norris to Close the Gap To Piastri. Both McLarens Opted for Hard Tires to make it to the end. Verstappen gets used to the mediums and hero on the third place.

Behind Them, After the Safety Car, There Were Mainly Skirmishes in Hadjar’s Rearview Mirror. The Frenchman had Already Fended Off Some Attacks from Leclerc Before Hamilton’s Crash. He then Became Involved in a Duel with George Russell. The Brit Did Not Look Properly in His Rearview Mirror Duration an Attack by Leclerc and Damaged His car as a Result of contact with the ferrari. The Race Management Still Has to make a Judgment on this, But Russell Then Fell Far Back.

Leclerc himself is Knocked Off The Track by Antonelli

Not that the Judgment Will Bother Leclerc Any Further. The Monegasque later dropped out hisself Due to a Slightly Too Ambitious Action by Kimi Antonelli. The Ferrari DIVED Just in front of the Mercedes Talent From the Pits, Who Dived on the inside in the First Corner. However, Antonelli Shot Up Too Far and Knocked Leclerc Off The Track.

The Ferrari Could Not Continue, While the Italian Went to the Pits With A Flat Tire. There he recedived another 15-second time penalty on top, and the knowledge that he will be driving in Monza Next Week in Front of his own, Especial Ferrari-Loving, Audience.

Norris Sees Smoke in the cockpit

Under the Second Safety Car Situation, Almost Everyone Dived in Again, Where the McLarens get used to their second set of new hard tires and Verstappen Got a Set of Used Softs. On His softer rubber, Verstappen Again letterly pressed norris, But an Attack Did Not Materialize.

Yet Verstappen Still Finished Second. In the 65th of 72 Laps, Norris Called Out That There Was Smoke in His cockpit. A few corners later he already had to park his mclaren on the side. Verstappen and Hadjar had Already Passed Him Before That. Again there was a Safety Car Situation, The Third. That sacrificed Verstappen Another Chance to go on the Attack, But Piaastri and his Superior McLaren Proved to Be Too Strong A Combination to Really Cause A Sensation.

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