Dutch F1 Grand Prix live: Verstappen crashes out on the first lap in stunning scenes

Follow along for all the action and excitement, and post-race reaction, from the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort.

23 Aug 2026 09:22PM ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 23 : Max Verstappen crashed out of his home Dutch Grand Prix at the end of the first lap on Sunday, halting the race."I'm OK," Red Bull's four-time Formula One world champion said over the team radio.Verstappen's car went into the concrete wall on the outside of the banke

This weekend marked the “Final Lap” for the Dutch Grand Prix, as the race will drop off the Formula 1 schedule after this season. That also makes it the final home race for living legend Max Verstappen, in front of the Sea of Orange that would welcome him at every Dutch Grand Prix. Unfortunately for the Red Bull driver

Max Verstappen loses control of his car at the beginning of the race and hits into the wall at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Follow along for all the action and excitement, and post-race reaction, from the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort.

It was a disastrous afternoon for Max Verstappen and the crowd in Zandvoort on Sunday as Max Verstappen crashed out of the final Dutch Grand Prix after just two laps.

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Zandvoort wrote the blueprint for the modern F1 weekend. I took one last ride on the Max Express to see it off.

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