2025 Dutch Grand Prix – McLAREN Race Report "Today we experienced the two sides of motorsport"

Circuit Zandvoort, Sunday, 31 August

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella, after the Dutch Grand Prix.

As it happened

• Oscar keeps his lead off the start. Lando loses at place to Verstappen by the end of Lap 1
• On Lap 9, Lando overtakes Verstappen for P2
• Hamilton has an incident which causes the Safety Car to come out
• Lando and Oscar both pit under the Safety Car for Hards
• On the restart, Oscar retains P1 and Lando P2
• Contact between Leclerc and Antonelli brings out another Safety Car
• Again, Lando and Oscar both pit under the Safety Car for Hards
• On the restart, Oscar retains P1 and Lando P2
• Lando has an issue with the car forcing him to retire from the race
• Oscar crosses the line in P1 and takes the race win

Oscar Piastri
Started 1st
Finished 1st
Fastest lap 1m12.271s on Lap 60, 1st
Pit stops 2, Lap 23 [Medium/Hard] (2.6s) and Lap 53 [Hard/Hard] (3.9s)

"I'm really pleased to come away with the win. I felt in control throughout the race and was able to push and save where I needed to. However, it was incredibly unfortunate for Lando as you never want to see your teammate DNF, or gain points in that way.

"I am very satisfied with the job we've done and all of the work to ensure we could maximise everything around here, improving everywhere. Thank you to the team for their work. We've still got a long way to go." 

Lando Norris
Started 2nd
Finished DNF (Classified 18th)
Fastest lap 1m12.379s on Lap 59 (+0.108s, 2nd)
Pit stops 2, Lap 23 [Medium/Hard] (4.5s) and Lap 53 [Hard/Hard] (4.8s)

"It's a shame to have ended the race like that today, but it was out of my control and there's nothing I could have done differently. I was having a good race until that point. To have been that close to the car ahead throughout the race isn't easy at Zandvoort, so I'm pleased with my performance. My focus switches straight to Monza.

"Congrats to Oscar and the team on the win, and congratulations to Isack [Hadjar] on his first podium."

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Andrea Stella

“Today we experienced the two sides of motorsport. The joy and satisfaction of a victory for McLaren and Oscar with a strong and confident drive to the Chequered Flag. Overall, he ran a clean weekend in some tricky conditions with impressive race craft which led him to today’s win.

“On the other side, we have the pain of Lando’s retirement towards the end of the race. Lando was in contention to put up a good battle at the front with a 1-2 finish looking very likely. He can be proud of his performance this weekend and will come back stronger next weekend.

“We’ve identified an issue on the chassis side, and we will do a full review before we go racing again in Monza. This is the first technical problem for the team after a long run of faultless reliability. Thank you to the entire team for their continued effort which led to another victory, as we continue our journey together.”