F1 Dutch GP red-flagged after massive Max Verstappen crash
The Dutch Grand Prix has been red-flagged following a huge crash for Max Verstappen.
Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix has been red-flagged following a huge crash for Max Verstappen.
Verstappen lost control of his Red Bull in damp conditions at the final corner before slamming into the concrete barriers hard at the end of the first lap.
The Dutchman immediately confirmed he was ok over team radio but his Red Bull suffered substantial damage.
Other drivers managed to avoid Verstappen as he slewed back across the track, though Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto spun on his own behind at the same corner. Unlike Verstappen, the Brazilian avoided hitting anything.
The final F1 race to be held at Zandvoort has been red-flagged on lap three.
It marks a hugely disappointing outcome for Verstappen at his final home F1 race.
A heavy downpour of rain had hit the track around 45 minutes before the start, but conditions dried up enough before the start for the field to start the race on slicks.
The top-10 order under the red flag is Lando Norris, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto.
Norris retained the lead from pole position but Russell lost out to his Mercedes team-mate Antonelli.
Leclerc had a fast start to jump Ferrari team-mate Hamilton, who banged wheels with Verstappen. The seven-time world champion also lost out to Piastri.
The race will resume with a standing restart in the order the field was in at the end of the first lap.
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