It was a catastrophic outing for the Ferrari team as both of their drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, failed to finish the Dutch GP at Circuit Zandvoort on Sunday, August 31, 2025, after colliding and crashing out. The disappointment was not exclusive to Ferrari this weekend.
With just four laps remaining, Lando Norris was forced to retire from the race due to a mechanical failure in the closing stages.
His teammate, Oscar Piastri, the 2025 World Championship leader, secured a commanding victory, extending his lead in the standings to 309 points- a 34-point advantage over Norris in second.
Meanwhile, Red Bull celebrated a stellar team performance, locking out the second and third steps of the podium as Max Verstappen securing second place for Red Bull Racing and rookie Isack Hadjar claiming a sensational maiden podium for the sister team, Racing Bulls in the third place.
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Piastri made a strong start from pole position when the race began. The Australian proceeded to build a comfortable lead over Max Verstappen, after the Red Bull driver had overtaken Norris early on in Lap 1.
Norris, however, managed to reclaim the position, and the McLaren pair settled into a commanding one-two formation.
The race then encountered a dramatic shift when the Safety Car was deployed after Lewis Hamilton hit the barriers on Lap 23, triggering a flurry of activity in the pits.
McLaren elected to double-stack their drivers and, despite a slight delay for Norris, both cars successfully retained their positions.
Norris continued his chase of his team mate from there and – despite a second Safety Car after a collision between Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli that put the Ferrari out of the race – the fight looked to still be open as the race entered into its final stages.
However, everything changed when smoke started to emerge from Norris’ McLaren with just a few laps to go, forcing him to retire at the side of the track.
As the Briton cut a dejected figure, a final Safety Car phase played out which saw Piastri hold onto P1 from Verstappen and seal his seventh Grand Prix win of the season and in the process stretch his championship lead to 34 points.
Verstappen followed in second, while Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar converted an impressive P4 on the grid to third place, marking a maiden F1 podium for the rookie.
George Russell took fourth for Mercedes, while Williams’ Alex Albon claimed fifth after starting down in P15.