Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen at Dutch Grand Prix to set up intriguing F1 title race

Lando Norris produced a dominant performance at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Max Verstappen with ease to potentially reignite the drivers’ world championship with nine races left this season.

The British driver started on pole and promptly lost the lead to Verstappen, but overtook the Dutchman on his home circuit and never seemed troubled again as he coasted to victory, crossing the finish line as fireworks exploded above him.

Verstappen held on for second place to limit his losses in the drivers’ championship, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the podium in third after an impressive race.

“It feels amazing, I wouldn’t say a perfect race because of lap one again but afterwards that was beautiful,” Norris said in his post-race interview. “The pace was very strong, the car was unbelievable today so I could get comfortable, I could push and get past Max which was the main thing and just go from there. Honestly quite a straightforward race, still tough but very enjoyable.”

“Probably lap five, six, seven I expected Max to start pushing and get a good gap but he never did. So, from that point, I knew we were in with a good fight but he seemed to just keep dropping off and my pace was getting better,” he added.