Lando Norris secured his second career victory at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix , finishing with a commanding lead of around 20 seconds. He was joined on the podium by Max Verstappen in second and Charles Leclerc in third.
Race Highlights:
- Lap 1: Norris, starting from pole position, had a rough start and quickly lost the lead to Verstappen. George Russell made a strong move to take third from Oscar Piastri.
- Lap 3: Lewis Hamilton, who began the race in 14th, climbed to 12th as he began to gain ground on the drivers ahead.
- Lap 4: Verstappen opened a 1.5-second gap over Norris, pulling away early in the race.
- Lap 6: Leclerc passed Sergio Perez to move into fifth place.
- Lap 8: Kevin Magnussen, who started from the pit lane, ran off track at Turn 1 but managed to avoid the barriers.
- Lap 13: Alex Albon was the first driver to pit, switching from medium to hard tires.
- Lap 14: Hamilton entered the points by overtaking Lance Stroll for tenth. Meanwhile, Verstappen reported issues with his car's handling.
- Lap 16: Norris closed the gap to Verstappen to just half a second, while Verstappen complained about his tires.
- Lap 18: Norris took the lead from Verstappen at Turn 1.
- Lap 20: Norris broke away, extending his lead to 1.5 seconds.
- Lap 23: Pierre Gasly defended eighth position against Hamilton, who was trying to overtake.
- Lap 25: Leclerc and Hamilton both pitted, with Leclerc emerging in ninth and Hamilton in 15th.
- Lap 26: Russell's pit stop was slow, costing him valuable time.
- Lap 27: Norris continued to build his lead, which grew to six seconds as Verstappen pitted from second.
- Lap 28: Norris made his pit stop but had a slower than ideal stop, coming out in fourth.
- Lap 30: Perez had a lengthy pit stop, dropping him to ninth.
- Lap 34: Piastri pitted from the lead, rejoining in fifth. Norris maintained a seven-second lead over Verstappen.
- Lap 41: Magnussen lost several positions after being overtaken by Albon.
- Lap 43: Norris's lead over Verstappen increased to 10 seconds.
- Lap 45: Verstappen continued to struggle with grip, trailing Norris by 11.7 seconds.
- Lap 49: Hamilton pitted for fresh soft tires without losing any positions.
- Lap 51: Hamilton set the fastest lap of the race.
- Lap 62: Norris held a 16.9-second lead over Verstappen.
- Lap 68: With just five laps remaining, the top five were Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, and Carlos Sainz.
Final Results of the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix:
1. Lando Norris - Fastest Lap
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Oscar Piastri
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Sergio Perez
7. George Russell
8. Lewis Hamilton
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Fernando Alonso
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Daniel Ricciardo
13. Lance Stroll
14. Alex Albon
15. Esteban Ocon
16. Logan Sargeant
17. Yuki Tsunoda
18. Valtteri Bottas
19. Zhou Guanyu
20. Kevin Magnussen
Norris's impressive performance solidifies his growing reputation in Formula 1, while Verstappen's struggles highlight the challenges even top drivers can face during a race.
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