Formula One: Norris keeps title hopes alive with Dutch Grand Prix win – live reaction

“Pretty awesome, Lando drove perfectly,” says McLaren chief Zak Brown on Sky Sports. “Close to getting them both on the podium, but that was a big win. We knew we were fast all week … pleasantly surprised about the size of the gap.

“We need to keep our feet on the ground with how competitive Formula 1 is.”

Constructors World Championship standings

Drivers World Championship standings

Thanks Daniel. The drivers are out onto the podium to receive the acclaim of the crowd before the champagne is sprayed. In the mean time, God Save The King plays.

Righto, I need to dash, so here’s Dominic Booth to finish things off.

Norris knew from quite far out he was going to win today. It wasn’t a perfect performance – he notes he was passed from the start – but once he had clean air in front, there wasn’t much Verstappen could do to stop him.

Final standings

Norris will be chuffed to have won from pole, given how many timers he’s failed to, and will also enjoy being the first driver to beat Verstappen on his home track.

“The car was unbelievable, thanks so much,” Norris tells his team. “Keep pushing” – using Verstappen’s favourite phrase. The lead in the driver standings is down to 68 points and given how quick the McLaren is, with nine races to go this year’s title is in the balance.

Lando Norris wins the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren!

Lap 72/72 Norris oozes around a victory lap, and the crowd stand to applaud him despite the beating he’s put on their hero.

Lap 71/72 Norris leads by 20.831 and he’s almost there.

Lap 70/72 It’s about to be six races since Verstappen won one, and the pace the McLaren has, Norris has a chance to put him under pressure as regards the championship because there’s no reason he shouldn’t keep on winning.

Lap 69/72 Norris will take loads of confidence from this performance – in his car more than in his driving, given he was passed at the start. But sportsfolk are brilliant at convincing themselves everything good that happens to them happens because of them, and this second race-win, bu 20-odd seconds, is a proper statement.

Lap 68/72 Five laps to go as Norris takes his lead towards 20s. We’ve barely seen him since he hit the front, which tells you everything about how dominant he’s been.

Lap 67/72 Piastri still can’t get at Gasly, who’s driving superbly.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Piastri

5. Sainz

6. Perez

7. Russell

8. Hamilton

9. Gasly

10. Alonso

Lap 66/72 Norris drives over the kerb, which makes no difference to anything. He leads by 18.398 and is going to win this race by miles.

Lap 65/72 Norris now leads by 18.217 and this is a devastation. Verstappen took the lead at the first corner, his superior driving too much for Norris, but the car has made all the difference here.

Lap 64/72 Hamilton’s Merc is the fastest car on the track now, and he should be able to improve his position in what’s left of the race.

Lap 63/72 Ten laps to go, the raw pace of Norris’ McLaren defining the race. Hamilton, in eighth, sets a fastest lap, 1,824s behind Russell, his teammate.

Lap 62/72 Leclerc continues to keep Piastri at arm’s length despite driving on far older tyres, and must now be favourite to hang on to third.

Lap 61/72 I’d love to hear how Verstappen feels about this race; it’s so rare we see him so comprehensively shut down, or at least was.

Lap 60/72 We’ve barely seen or heard from Norris, which tells us how easily he’s dealing with this race, the gap increasing lap on lap.

Lap 59/72 Norris now leads Verstappen by 16.163s, the McLaren the fastest car in the paddock by far, and the constructor championship – currently, Red Bull leads by 42 points – is well in the balance.

Lap 58/72 Still, Piastri can’t get at Leclerc in third; he won’t be at all happy with that.

Lap 57/72 A quiet lap, Norris continuing to dictate.

Lap 56/72 Piastri cuts the gap to Leclerc to 1.10s, having regrouped. Can he get to within DRS range?

Lap 55/72 Another fastest lap for Hamilton, now 21.653s behind Russell, who’s in the pits; Norris leads by 15.199s and has been totally untroubled since hitting the front.

Lap 54/72 Leclerc is bousting, looking good to hold off Piastri. I’m not sure how that can be, but it’s good news for Verstappen, who won’t want a McLaren behind him.

Lap 53/72 Norris serenely presses on.

Lap 52/72 Norris keeps at it, the gap between Leclerc in third and Piastri in second grown to 1.336.

Lap 51/72 We’ve barely seen Norris, so nicely is he going; in eighth place, Hamilton sets the fastest lap, but he’ll need to make up 25.236s on Perez to skank seventh.

Lap 50/72 I’m surprised Piastri hasn’t managed to pass Leclerc yet, but it’s good news for Verstappen, who’ll want to hold off the McLaren for as little time as possible; Norris leads the race by 13.623s.

Lap 49/72 Mercedes bring in Hamilton to see if he can have a hit at Perez and Sainz on new softs, as there’s no danger from behind.

Lap 48/72 Piastri still can’t get past Leclerc as we speculate what might happen in the event of a safety car; McLaren think they’ve the gas to change tyres and still win if so.

Lap 47/72 Piastri is just 0.306s behind Leclerc now, while Sainz, who’s been trying for a couple of laps, nips past Perez to take sixth.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Piastri

5. Russell

6. Sainz

7. Perez

8. Hamilton

9. Hulkenberg

10. Gasly

Lap 46/72 Norris leads by 11.797s and the McLaren looks swifter than the Red Bull in all conditions and circumstances.

Lap 45/72 The Red Bull is chewing up its tyres; Verstappen tells his team he’s losing grip. In more ways than one!

Lap 44/72 Piastri closes on Leclerc, the gap now 1.490s and it won’t be long before he’s attacking Verstappen – who trails Norris by 11.472.

Lap 43/72 Of course, if Piastri knocks Verstappen into third, his teammate will close the gap at the top of the standings to 67 points with nine races to go.

Lap 42/72 Norris leads by 9.900s but it seems more likely Verstappen will be overtaken by Piastri than overtake the man in charge of the race.

Lap 41/72 Four laps till Piastri is threatening Leclerc, reckons Martin, and if he gets by, Verstappen in second will feel under threat; rightly so, because this McLaren is rapid, especially on hards.

Lap 40/72 The fastest ma on the track now, Piastri nails Russell at the first opportunity and looks good to force his way on to the podium – he’s 3.881s behind Leclerc, who’s third.

Lap 39/72 Norris leads Verstappen by 9.776; Stroll is hit with a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

1. Norris

2. Verstappen

3. Leclerc

4. Russell

5. Piastri

6. Perez

7. Sainz

8. Haimlton

9. Hulkenberg

10. Magnussen

Lap 38/72 Talking of which Piastri is motoring now, setting a fastest lap and chasing Russell – the gap is 1.308s.

Lap 37/72 Let’s say Norris wins here: can he challenge Verstappen for the title? The McLaren looks by far the fastest car now, but does its lead driver have the nous to go with it?

Lap 36/72 Norris’ lead is building quickly as halfway, now up to 8.477s.

Lap 35/72 Gasly has been cited for an unsafe release but in the meantime he’s 12th; at the front, Norris increases his lead to 7.897 and chances are, we’ve seen the pits we’re going to see. Which of the top five can go fast enough to podium?