Verstappen prevailed in Zandvoort ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
With two cars in play, Mercedes used Bottas to help out his teammate, but Verstappen made an easy job for Finn as he effortlessly overtook on lap 31.
Mercedes tried twice with Hamilton to undercut Verstappen, but Red Bull held the position on the track both times.
Red Bull got it right when Verstappen switched to the unfavorable hard tire and was able to extend his gap to Hamilton, who was in the media.
In the parc ferme, Verstappen said: “As you can hear, it’s unbelievable. Of course the expectations were very high at the beginning of the weekend and it’s never easy to meet them, but I’m really happy to win here, to take the lead in the championship, it’s just a great day. Just the whole crowd here, it’s amazing.
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“It’s definitely a very good day. The start was very important and I think we did well. Then of course Mercedes tried to make it very difficult for us, but we countered very well the whole time and can be very satisfied with the overall team performance today. “
Verstappen’s seventh win of the year enabled him to regain the lead in the championship.
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He is three points ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who is going to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix next weekend.
In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes is 12 points ahead of Red Bull.
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