Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen on Sunday raced to a second successive win for Red Bull in his home Dutch Grand Prix. The Red Bull racer prevailed in a race of safety car interruptions and strategy gambles to cross the line four seconds ahead of Mercedes racer George Russell. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third.

Verstappen had started the race from the front after seizing pole in a hard-fought qualifying session on Saturday. He made a good start, keeping the lead off the line. But the 24-year-old had to work hard to deliver for his orange-clad fans packing the stands, especially with Mercedes and old rival Lewis Hamilton threatening to rain on Verstappen’s parade with a one-stop strategy.

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