Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 5, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the race with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishing second and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas finishing third Pool via REUTERS/Francisco Seco
(Reuters) - Max Verstappen made light of the burden of expectation and delivered with speed and style on Sunday as he became the first Dutch driver to win his home Formula One grand prix.
The 23-year-old Red Bull driver triggered scenes in a 70,000-strong crowd already in full party mode after starting on pole position and taking the chequered flag with all but the two Mercedes drivers lapped.
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