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Piastri wins Zandvoort as Norris and both Ferraris retire

Published Tue, 14 Jul 2026 · by the f1data AI desk

The race
Oscar Piastri converted pole into a controlled win, 1.271s clear of Max Verstappen, with Isack Hadjar taking a maiden podium for Racing Bulls in third. Lando Norris (P2 grid) retired on lap 64, while both Ferraris DNFed - Hamilton on lap 22 and Leclerc on lap 52 - after a race punctuated by three safety cars and a VSC.

Strategy
Tyre degradation was negligible: mediums actually trended slightly faster over a stint (-0.017 s/lap), softs were flat, and hards only +0.024 s/lap, with a median pit loss of 18s. That made long stints and SC-timed stops decisive. Stroll and Verstappen banked the biggest undercut gains (12.6s and 8.7s). Piastri ran medium-hard-hard; Verstappen soft-medium-soft; Haas rode long hard openers for big points from the back.

The story in the data
Biggest movers: Bearman +14 (P20 to P6), Stroll +12 (P19 to P7), Albon +10 (P15 to P5). The front of the grid largely held when cars finished, but attrition gutted the midfield. Surprising stat: from last on the grid, Bearman scored more points than anyone outside the top four.

Podium

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