Verstappen equals Vettel’s record of nine consecutive wins

Max Verstappen won his ninth race in a row following an action-packed, rain-hit Dutch Grand Prix.

The Dutch driver took the chequered flag ahead of Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly and drew level with Sebastian Vettel on nine successive F1 wins.

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It all began with spits of rain before the start of the race that dramatically turned into a shower on the first lap, prompting split strategies up and down the order as Verstappen headed a pack of drivers who initially stayed out on slicks and team mate Perez led a group into the pits to take on intermediates.

Verstappen win his 11th race of the season

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Perez led the way as the race settled down, while his teammate Verstappen dropped to fourth but in no time, the flying Dutchman was chasing Checo for first place. A strange Red Bull call saw Verstappen undercut Perez to eventually take the lead of the race. One the reigning champions took the lead, he opened a gap on Checo and Alonso.

Just as it looked like the Red Bull driver would win the race, rain hit the track with force in the closing stages.

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Max dominates once again

A red flag was issued after Zhou crashed out, bringing a seven-lap dash to the flag when the action resumed and serving up one last test for reigning double world champion Verstappen to overcome.

Verstappen kept his cool at the slippery restart and managed the gap back to Alonso and Perez with aplomb, confirming his hard-fought triumph and equalling Vettel’s victory record that has stood since the 2013 season.

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