Dutch Grand Prix: Formula One – live

G’day folks, and welcome to Max Verstappen’s 46th career win and his third on his home track.

OK, there are 72 laps separating him and the checkered flag of the Dutch Grand Prix at the CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, but really, that just feels like a formality.

Lewis Hamilton warned that Red Bull could go the entire season undefeated but he might as well have narrowed that down to Verstappen.

The reigning champion has claimed the top prize in 10 of the 12 races so far with his teammate, Sergio Perez, winning the other two.

Verstappen starts on pole today with 314 points on the board. Perez in second has 189. Somewhere on the wrong side of the horizon is Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin with 149 in third.

Has this rendered the 2023 campaign a boring, predictable procession? I’ll let you be the judge. We live in hope for a bit of competition. Perhaps today will be the day?

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The lights go out at 2pm BST.