At the Dutch Grand Prix, Lando Norris defeated Max Verstappen by a commanding 22 seconds, achieving a winning margin that exceeded any of Verstappen\u2019s dominant victories at the start of the season. This significant gap highlights a shift in the competitive landscape, as Norris\u2019s performance<\/a> outstripped the impressive leads Verstappen had established earlier in the year.<\/p>\n Max Verstappen has been dominating Formula One since 2021. He has been unstoppable ever since. The three-time world champion has been flying to back-to-back victories with the Red Bull rocket ship. <\/span>He started the 2024 season in hopes of clinching his 4th title. He won the first seven races without any threat. But as the season progressed, the great Verstappen started to feel the heat and he was under pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lando Norris<\/a> becomes the recent driver to break Verstappen\u2019s home race-winning streak. Norris\u2019s 22-second margin is the biggest winning margin in the 2024 season. Norris has ruled the Zandvoort circuit like no other since it reopened in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Red Bull as a team is still highly competitive, but Mercedes and McLaren in particular have improved significantly, and the duel at the front now usually consists of six or eight cars, depending on whether Ferrari manages to get back into the race.<\/span><\/p>\n Although he can’t do it every weekend, Max Verstappen still knows how to win and gets outcomes from a car that others can only imagine.\u00a0 <\/span>Max has ruled the Zandvoort circuit like no other since it was re-added in 2021. He won three races in a row; if he hadn’t lost his place in lap 18, 2024 might have been his fourth. Verstappen gave Lando Norris the lead, leaving him with little choice but to settle with P2. The fact that the three-time champion held a 20-second lead still seems surreal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Not Max Verstappen, but the Red Bull RB20 is mostly to blame for the problem. Peter Windsor, the former Ferrari<\/a> boss, is adamant that the Dutchman performed admirably in Zandvoort against all the difficulties. Perhaps Lando’s victory was more of a legacy passed down from the reigning champion because he was aware that he would not be able to catch up.<\/span><\/p>\nThe home race conundrum<\/h4>\n