2021 Dutch Grand Prix - Verstappen victorious at home GP as Hamilton struggles in 2nd place

Max Verstappen reclaims his championship lead by three points over his title rival Lewis Hamilton, after the 23 year-old Dutchman dominated the entire race flawlessly from start to finish.

Starting on pole, Verstappen instantly gets away from Hamilton who started 2nd on the grid. Racing with his Red Bull Honda RB16B in front of his "largely wild" home fans, Verstappen gets uncatchable to win his home race (Dutch Grand Prix) at Zandvoort and earns 25 championship points.

Despite being distracted by lapped cars, Hamilton keeps struggle to fight for win at Dutch GP, ended up himself finishing 2nd.

Hamilton meanwhile finished 2nd scoring 19 points after setting the fastest lap of the race on the final lap. Throughout the race, Hamilton was struggled while racing with his Mercedes W12 E-Performance, making him and his teammate Valtteri Bottas (who finished 3rd) pitted three times in that race.

The next race (Italian Grand Prix) will take place at Monza, where Mercedes and Ferrari are favorites to win the race.

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