Lando Norris rocketed to victory on the Dutch GP and, with that, equalled his Components 1 win report with that of David Coulthard.
Lando Norris took a mighty victory at Zandvoort, stomping 11.5 seconds on the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli in second. The McLaren driver confirmed spectacular tempo all through the weekend, ending the only real Observe session and Dash Qualifying in second earlier than ending up third within the Dash.
When it was time for the Grand Prix, Norris and McLaren performed their playing cards proper to storm forward and take the win. His victory on the Dutch GP makes it his second of the season, however his thirteenth win general in his F1 profession. It additionally turned his first back-to-back victory in 2026 as he took the highest step in Hungary the earlier race weekend.
His 13 F1 victories put him on the identical variety of profession wins as former F1 driver David Coulthard. Whereas Coulthard had 13 wins throughout 15 seasons, Norris has already taken them throughout solely 8 seasons.
Talking in regards to the Zandvoort weekend on the As much as Velocity podcast, Coulthard stated: “I feel what we noticed was precisely why I like Components 1.
“We noticed a driver at one together with his automobile, at one together with his crew, and I don’t actually like to do that with you all, however I really feel it’s necessary for our Up To Velocity listeners to be reminded: I did predict that Lando would win!”
He continued to make a joke about Norris equalling his F1 profession win report, saying: “Oh God, I’m so pissed off! So pissed off! He’s a World Champion and has acquired 13 wins, haha! No, he was superior. He deserves it.”
Norris on the ‘robust’ however ‘effectively fought’ race
As 2026 marks the ultimate F1 race at Zandvoort, the McLaren driver turned the final driver to win it. He fought laborious throughout the 72 laps and with the McLaren technique working in his favour, the MCL40 appeared mighty.
“[It was] a troublesome race. I stated I must placed on a little bit of a present for everybody for the ultimate race right here. I made it robust for myself, however a great race, effectively fought,” Norris stated of the race.
“It was most likely one among my higher wins. We needed to battle for it as effectively, however the tempo was very robust. I managed issues extremely effectively. So I’m over the moon, very, very joyful, and it was good to win the ultimate race right here in Zandvoort.”
Regardless of the McLaren crew trying weaker than final season, the World Champion has been on an upward trajectory as his performances maintain bettering.
With 11 extra race weekends to go, it will likely be thrilling to see if Norris can nonetheless defend his title. He presently sits fourth within the Drivers’ Standings and lies 83 factors behind chief Antonelli.
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