Formula Journal

Through the first corner Max made a move on Lando for P2! Alex Albon also gained 5 places just on the first lap! Charles was putting pressure on Isack Hadjar who had an amazing quali (P4). Lap 3 Oscar had escaped DRS from Max and by Lap 7 Max’s soft tyres were beginning to degrade. The next lap Charles was closer to Isack and Lando was within Max’s DRS.

Lap 9 Lando regained P2 from Max after squeezing past him. A few laps later Bearman came onto the radio giving a message to the stewards that Bortoleto’s front wing was flapping from a previous contact with Lance Stroll. Part of the front wing had fallen off and many drivers were having to drive over it.

Lap 20 fans began putting on their ponchos in the grandstands but the drivers were still pitting for slicks. A few laps later Lewis Hamilton ended up in the barriers with many drivers taking advantage to came in for a safety car pit stop, including a McLaren double stack. Lap 26 we restarted and Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson made contact, resulting in both of them falling to the back of the grid. Carlos Sainz was later given a 10 second penalty which he was far from happy about.

Lap 31 we had a VSC due to the debris on the track. During the next lap Charles and George went wheel to wheel but Charles wasn’t backing down, he squeezed passed and gained P5. 10 laps later George was told by the team to allow Kimi past to see if he had the pace to overtake Charles.

It’s a bad day if you’re a Ferrari fan because on lap 53 Leclerc went round the outside to overtake Kimi crashing into the barriers. Of course another safety car was deployed, which many drivers took advantage of. Kimi was awarded a 10 sec penalty. A few laps later we restarted again with Lando under major pressure from Max. Kimi was given another penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Lap 60 Lando was within Oscar’s DRS but lap 65 Lando reported he could smell smoke coming from his car within seconds he had stopped and jumped out. Unfortunately for him the championship battle has now increased to 34 points. 3 laps later the safety car ended as light drizzle began to cover the track.

Oscar Piastri won the Dutch GP and ISACK HADJAR P3!!!

Top 10: Piastri, Verstappen Hadjar Russell, Albon, Bearman, Stroll, Antonelli, Alonso, Tsunoda