Some interesting statistical selections from the Dutch Grand Prix…
Qualification
Max Verstappen won the Zandvoort qualifying with his fourth pole of the season and 17th of his career, equaling Jackie Stewart.
Charles Leclerc qualified second, just 0.021 seconds behind Verstappen, the smallest difference between first and second this season. Max and Charles shared the front row of the grid for the seventh time this year.
Carlos Sainz qualified third for the sixth time this season.
Lewis Hamilton set the fourth fastest time and repeated his best result of the season.
Mick Schumacher qualified eighth and reached the qualifying final for the sixth time this year.
Lance Stroll qualified tenth, reaching the qualifying final for the first time since Miami.
Pierre Gasly showed the 11th fastest time after failing to reach the final for the seventh stage in a row.
Sebastian Vettel qualified in 19th place and dropped out for the sixth time in the last seven Grand Prix in the first part of qualifying.
race
Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix with his tenth win of the season, repeating his record from last year, but this time taking seven more Grands Prix before the end of the season to break the record.
For the first time in his career, Max won four races in a row. Of the current riders, Lewis Hamilton (five) and Sebastian Vettel (nine) have won more races in a row.
In Red Bull Racing overcame the 5000-lap milestone at the front.
George Russell finished second, repeating the best result of his career achieved in the rain at Spa last year, taking his best result with Mercedes.
Charles Leclerc finished third and is only on the podium for the second time in the last ten Grand Prix – regaining second place in the individual standings, equal to the number of points with Sergio Perez.
Fourth place is Hamilton’s worst result since the Monaco Grand Prix in the races where he finished.
Fernando Alonso finished sixth and scored points for the tenth race in a row.
Lando Norris has finished seventh in four of the last five Grands Prix.
Lance Stroll finished a race in tenth place for the fifth time this season without ever finishing higher.
Retiring after power plant failure Valtteri Bottas for the first time in his career did not see the finish flag in three races in a row.
Source: F1 News
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