Although Oscar Piastri had Lando Norris’ measure throughout the Dutch Grand Prix, he was made to work for his Zandvoort win with two Safety Car restarts before his teammate suffered a shock engine failure that put him out of the grand prix.

It was McLaren versus McLaren at the Zandvoort circuit with Piastri staying in control, even through two Safety Car restarts as Lewis Hamilton and then Charles Leclerc crashed out of the race. Norris’ efforts to reel in his teammate ended on lap 65 as his McLaren MCL39’s engine went, gifting Piastri a 34-lead in the Drivers’ standings.

Oscar Piastri wins the Dutch Grand Prix

Gloomy grey skies and a 60 per cent chance of rain greeted the drivers as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lined up on the front row of the Dutch Grand Prix grid ahead of Max Ver

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