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Lando Norris and McLaren beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to take a masterful strategic victory in a compelling Dutch Grand Prix.

A topsy-turvy race started amid chaos as Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull at high speed on a damp track at the end of the first lap, leading to a red flag.

Antonelli took the lead from Norris at the restart, but through two pit stops, Norris built a tyre offset to fight back and pass Antonelli for the win.

Lewis Hamilton was leading the race at the time, just ahead of the battling pair, out of sync on his pit stops, but Norris went past him further around the same lap to take the lead on track.

A late virtual safety car led to some team orders controversy at Mercedes as George Russell was ordered to let Antonelli past into second place, leaving him vulnerable to Hamilton.

But Russell, with help from a late virtual safety car to allow marshals to recover debris on track, held Hamilton off to take the final podium position.

Further back, Fernando Alonso earned Aston Martin-Honda their first points since the incident-strewn Monaco race with an excellent drive on a one-stop strategy to ninth place.

The key stories of the first race after Formula 1's summer break were:

• A masterclass from Norris and McLaren
• Antonelli tightening his grip on the title by beating both his closest rivals.
• Team orders unhappiness at both Mercedes and Ferrari
• Further evidence that Aston Martin are making progress at last.

**More to follow. **