Red Bull driver takes lead in title race after winning from poleHamilton: ‘There was not a lot I could do’Max Verstappen’s fans had been waiting for this moment all season and with his win at the Dutch
Grand Prix he delivered with aplomb. The Dutch lion roared in front of a home crowd at Zandvoort that had come for a party and Verstappen proved a munificent host. Retaking the lead in the title fight by beating Mercedes’
Lewis Hamilton into second was his reward in this tightly fought season that continues to ebb and flow.

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