Constructors World Championship Standings

Drivers World Championship Standings

Thanks Daniel, the drivers are on the podium to receive the cheers of the audience before the champagne is sprayed. In the meantime, God Save The King plays.

Okay, I have to go, And here’s Dominic Booth to top it off.

Norris knew in advance that he was going to win today. It wasn’t a perfect performance – he indicated he was being overtaken from the start – but once he had clean air in front of him, there wasn’t much Verstappen could do to stop him.

Final score

Norris will be proud to have won from pole, Given the number of times he has failed to make the time, he will also relish being the first driver to beat Verstappen on his home circuit.

“The car was incredible, thank you very much,” Norris told his team. “Keep pushing” – to use Verstappen’s favourite phrase. The lead in the drivers’ standings has fallen to 68 points and given how fast the McLaren is, this year’s title is in question with nine races to go.

Lando Norris wins the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren!

Round 72/72 Norris takes a lap of honor and the crowd rises to applaud him, despite the blows he has given their hero.

Round 71/72 Norris has a lead of 20.831 and he is almost there.

Round 70/72 It’s been almost six races since Verstappen won one, and given McLaren’s pace, Norris has a chance to put pressure on him for the championship, as there’s no reason why he shouldn’t keep winning.

Round 69/72 Norris will take a lot of confidence from this performance – more in his car than his driving, given that he was overtaken at the start. But athletes are brilliant at convincing themselves that everything good that happens to them is because of them, and this second race win, by 20 seconds, is a fair statement.

Round 68/72 Five laps to go as Norris takes his lead into the 20s. We’ve barely seen him since he took the lead, which speaks volumes about how dominant he’s been.

Round 67/72 Piastri still can’t catch up with Gasly, who is driving fantastically.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Piastres

5. Sainz

6. Perez

7. Russel

8. Hamilton

9. Gasly

10. Alonso

Round 66/72 Norris drives over the curb, which leads nowhere. He leads by 18.398 and is going to win this race by miles.

Round 65/72 Norris now leads by 18.217 and that is a disaster. Verstappen took the lead in the first corner, his superior driving style was too much for Norris, but the car made the difference here.

Round 64/72 Hamilton’s Merc is now the fastest car on track and he should be able to improve his position for the rest of the race.

Round 63/72 With ten laps to go, the sheer pace of Norris’ McLaren defines the race. Hamilton, in eighth place, sets a fastest lap, 1.824 seconds behind Russell, his team-mate.

Round 62/72 Leclerc is still holding off Piastri, despite running on much older tyres, and is now likely to be favourite to hold on to third place.

Round 61/72 I would like to know what Verstappen thinks of this race. It is rare that we see him so completely eliminated, or at least he was eliminated like that.

Round 60/72 We have barely seen or heard from Norris, which shows how easy he is handling this race, and the gap is getting bigger every lap.

Round 59/72 Norris now has a lead of 16.163 seconds over Verstappen, the McLaren is by far the fastest car in the paddock and the constructors’ championship – currently led by Red Bull by 42 points – is in the balance.

Round 58/72 However, Piastri cannot catch up with Leclerc, who is in third place. He will not be happy about that.

Round 57/72 A quiet round, Norris continues to dictate.

Round 56/72 Piastri closes the gap to Leclerc to 1.10s after regrouping. Can he get within DRS range?

Round 55/72 Hamilton again set the fastest lap, 21.653 seconds behind Russell, who is in the pits. Norris is 15.199 seconds ahead and has had no problems since joining the front group.

Round 54/72 Leclerc is fighting back, it looks like he can keep Piastri behind him. I don’t know how that’s possible, but it’s good news for Verstappen, who doesn’t want McLaren behind him.

Round 53/72 Norris continues calmly.

Round 52/72 Norris continues to hold on, the gap between Leclerc in third and Piastri in second has grown to 1.336.

Round 51/72 We’ve barely seen Norris, but he’s driving well; in eighth place Hamilton sets the fastest lap, but he has to do 25.236 seconds better than Perez to finish seventh.

Round 50/72 I’m surprised Piastri hasn’t been able to overtake Leclerc yet, but it’s good news for Verstappen, who wants to keep the McLaren at bay as close as possible. Norris leads the race by 13.623 seconds.

Round 49/72 Mercedes brings in Hamilton to see if he can beat Perez and Sainz on the new soft tyres, because there is no danger from behind.

Round 48/72 Piastri still can’t pass Leclerc and we’re speculating about what might happen in the event of a safety car. McLaren think they have enough fuel to change tyres and still win, if that’s the case.

Round 47/72 Piastri is now just 0.306 seconds behind Leclerc, while Sainz, who has been trying for a few laps, narrowly passes Perez to finish sixth.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Piastres

5. Russel

6. Sainz

7. Perez

8. Hamilton

9. Hulkenberg

10. Gasly

Round 46/72 Norris has a lead of 11.797 seconds and the McLaren looks faster than the Red Bull in all conditions.

Round 45/72 The Red Bull is eating its tyres; Verstappen tells his team he is losing grip. In more ways than one!

Round 44/72 Piastri is closing in on Leclerc, the lead now standing at 1.490s and it won’t be long before he attacks Verstappen, who trails Norris by 11.472s.

Round 43/72 When Piastri forces Verstappen into third place, his teammate closes the gap to the leader in the standings to 67 points with nine races to go.

Round 42/72 Norris has a lead of 9.900 seconds, but it seems more likely that Verstappen will be overtaken by Piastri than that he will overtake the driver who is leading the race.

Round 41/72 Four more laps and Piastri is threatening Leclerc, Martin reckons, and if he passes him, Verstappen in second place will feel threatened; rightly so, because this McLaren is fastespecially on hard surfaces.

Round 40/72 Piastri is now the fastest driver on the track and at the first opportunity he passes Russell. It looks like he can take the podium. He is 3.881 seconds behind Leclerc, who is third.

Round 39/72 Norris has a 9.776 lead over Verstappen; Stroll is given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Russel

5. Piastres

6. Perez

7. Sainz

8. Haimlton

9. Hulkenberg

10. Magnussen

Round 38/72 Speaking of which, Piastri is now setting the fastest lap and chasing Russell – the lead is 1.308 seconds.

Round 37/72 Suppose Norris wins here: can he challenge Verstappen for the title? The McLaren now looks by far the fastest car, but does the leading driver also have the nose to do so?

Round 36/72 Norris’ lead grows quickly at the halfway point, to 8.477 seconds.

Round 35/72 Gasly has been fined for an unsafe release, but in the meantime he is in 12th place; at the front Norris extends his lead to 7.897 and there is a good chance that we have seen the pits that we are about to see. Who of the top five can go fast enough to get on the podium?