Piastri Loses Dutch GP Position in Slow Lap-18 Pit Stop as Verstappen Crashes on Lap 1
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Updated · ABC News · Aug 23
Piastri Loses Dutch GP Position in Slow Lap-18 Pit Stop as Verstappen Crashes on Lap 1
3 articles · Updated · ABC News · Aug 23
Summary
Lap 18 turned Piastri’s race when McLaren’s slow pit stop dropped him behind George Russell after the Australian had looked set to cover the Mercedes.
That setback hit a split strategy McLaren had built from the restart, with Piastri on hard tyres after climbing from fifth to third and overtaking Russell at Turn 7.
Kimi Antonelli led the race through the opening stint, stretching his advantage over pole-sitter Lando Norris, who told McLaren on lap 17: “I’ve got nothing else.”
Lap 1 had already upended the Dutch Grand Prix when Max Verstappen crashed at his home race, bringing out a stoppage amid debris at rain-hit Zandvoort.
The race is the last Dutch Grand Prix before Zandvoort drops off the Formula 1 calendar, adding weight to a disrupted and strategy-heavy event.