Dutch GP: Piastri wins dramatic race after Norris retires
- Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix after teammate Lando Norris retired on Sunday at Zandvoort due to a McLaren engine failure.
- The race occurred amid a close title battle with Piastri leading Norris by nine points and McLaren implementing 'Papaya rules' allowing open racing.
- Piastri managed three safety car restarts, held off Norris twice, kept Max Verstappen behind after Norris' retirement, while both Ferraris crashed in the same barrier spot.
- Piastri increased his lead over Norris from nine to 34 points with nine races remaining, saying it 'feels good' but was 'incredibly unfortunate for Lando at the end.'
- Norris' breakdown dealt a heavy blow to his title chances, boosted Verstappen's home race second place, and left Piastri as McLaren's clear frontrunner moving forward.
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Piastri wins Dutch GP as Norris’s McLaren breaks down
Norris’s title chances took a heavy blow when his McLaren broke down after smoke poured from the back of the car.Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025Oscar Piastri has won the Dutch Grand Prix to take a mighty 34-point lead in the Formula One championship as McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris saw his hopes go up in smoke.On a day of drama, with both Ferrari drivers crashing out in separate incidents, McLaren had been heading for a recor…
The 2025 season of Formula 1 had this Sunday in the Netherlands Grand Prix on the Zandvoort circuit a chapter that can be key to the definition of the title because Oscar Piastri (McLaren) achieved his seventh victory and moved considerably away at the top of the table of positions of his partner Lando Norris, who abandoned over the final by a mechanical malfunction in his monoplace.The Australian added 25 points and reached 308 against the 275 …
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