MAX VERSTAPPEN BRINGS IT HOME FOR HIS COUNTRYMEN
Sep 09, 2021
3 minutes
By James Roberts
Photos: Motorsport Images
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The return of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort after 36 years was a resounding success and fittingly was won by the nation’s home hero, Max Verstappen.
Rarely has there been such partisan support for a single driver. Of the 65,000 crammed into the tiny, seaside circuit, only a handful were not dressed in national orange colours.
And while Zandvoort is used to mist rolling in from the North Sea, last Sunday the fog was bright orange thanks to
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