Lando Norris catastrophe as sublime Oscar Piastri digs deep - Dutch GP Winners and Losers

Oscar Piastri romped to a sensational victory at the Dutch Grand Prix, completing the first grand chelem of his F1 career in a chaotic race.

It was an afternoon at Zandvoort of contrasting fortunes for McLaren, with Lando Norris suffering a painful retirement, one that has blown a sizeable hole in the side of his F1 championship hopes.

His nine-point deficit to his team-mate was due to grow to 16 points, but his second DNF (technically a second P18) of the campaign left him with 34 points to claw back over the remaining nine rounds of the season.

So, who has made the RacingNews365 list of winners and losers for the 2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix?

Winner - Oscar Piastri

Aside from the obviously monumental benefit that Norris' retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix has on Piastri's F1 drivers' championship aspirations, the 24-year-old put together a sublime display across qualifying and the race to ensure maximum points at Zandvoort.

At a circuit where he struggled to match his McLaren team-mate at last year, and on a weekend in which he looked second best until it came to sorting the grid, Piastri dug deep and delivered when it mattered most.

Qualifying and the race were both performances worthy of a champion, and he will be brimming with confidence after a victory that never looked in doubt.

His advantage in the drivers' standings growing from nine points to 16 would have been a great result for the now nine-time grand prix winner, but his lead reaching 34 is more than he could have hoped for - even if it is not the way he would have wanted to clinch victory and with it a formidable cushion to Norris behind.

It is now looking increasingly likely that only reliability misfortune of his own can stop Piastri from marching to the title. For what it is worth, the Australian has not retired from a grand prix since the United States Grand Prix in 2023. So, is he overdue?

Loser - Lando Norris

If finishing second on a weekend in which he really ought to have won was not going to be bad enough, Norris being on the receiving end of a rare McLaren reliability issue is nothing short of a catastrophe.

A slice of bad luck in qualifying meant that, despite his imperious form at Zandvoort, the British driver was consigned to second on the grid and an afternoon staring down the barrel of his team-mate's diffuser at a track that is notoriously difficult to overtake at.

The good news is his chassis issue probably would have befallen him even if graced with the advantage of clean air through the race. That would have been really tough to stomach, but clutching at that straw is taking silver linings to the nth degree.

In many ways, falling to 34 points adrift of Piastri is freeing for Norris. He has to go out and maximise each session and each weekend now, and even then, it still might not be enough.

But, make no mistake, the Dutch Grand Prix was a hammer blow to his maiden F1 drivers' title hopes, and it looks like a near-impossible mountain to climb against the outrageously consistent Piastri.

Winner - Isack Hadjar

Finishing fourth would have been a fine result from a fine weekend for the young Frenchman, but Norris' loss was Isack Hadjar's unexpected gain.

Fortunate or otherwise, the Racing Bulls driver put himself in the position to capitalise, so there can be no diminishing the magnitude of his achievement at Zandvoort.

Remarkably, and broken trophy aside, the reward of 15 points for Hadjar is six more than the nine Yuki Tsunoda has mustered up in the second Red Bull seat since the Japanese driver got into that poisoned chalice.

The 20-year-old has had an undeniably strong rookie campaign, and you would say a podium is more than he could have hoped for - except for the fact he predicted he would reach the rostrum over the course of the season before the start of the year. Kudos for that call.

Nonetheless, his sensational effort in qualifying and his ability to absorb the pressure of the race, keep it clean and facing in the right direction all underline the extent of his talent. His stock will only rise from here. One only hopes Red Bull does not promote him too soon.

Loser - Kimi Antonelli

A Disaster. A calamity. A car crash, literally.

Kimi Antonelli has been on a torrid run of form of late, and you cannot help but feel for the 19-year-old. The weekend on the Dutch coast laid bare his inexperience, amplifying the dramatic incline of the steep, steep learning curve he currently finds himself on.

His move on Charles Leclerc was - to borrow a Martin Brundle-ism - a day late and a dollar short. He was way too far back, and it was ill-advised. You could see it coming, as if in slow motion, as he helplessly understeered into the Ferrari. His 10-second time penalty was warranted.

Copping an additional five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane added insult to injury, but it was a painfully messy afternoon for Antonelli, one that came only a day after another underwhelming qualifying session, where he got knocked out in Q2 again.

A Mercedes contract extension is imminent, and the security of another season will hopefully provide him with some solace. It does not matter if this season was a year too early; he is here now, and Toto Wolff and the team need to help him refind his footing.

Winner - Williams

This should, really, be awarded to Alex Albon for his fifth-place finish at Zandvoort, given that Carlos Sainz saw a promising afternoon quickly turn into a nightmare.

However, in reality, the 10 points he claimed for his fourth fifth-place of the season matter far more to Williams than they do to him when it comes to championship standing.

Albon's result neutralises Aston Martin's second consecutive double-points scoring finish, ensuring the Grove-based squad's hold on fifth in the constructors' fight remains 18 points.

Now on 80 points from 15 rounds (half of which have come from the Thai driver's fifth places), the nine-time constructors' champion is now only four points shy of matching its haul from the previous seven seasons combined.

It is a considerable accomplishment for the team, especially considering it has barely upgraded the FW47 since the early part of the season. James Vowles has long maintained he would sacrifice this season for next. It is increasingly looking like he will not have to.

Loser - Ferrari

What do you even start? Before the start might be the place to kick off from. Lewis Hamilton's strange yellow flag infringement before the race has a long tail, with the seven-time F1 drivers' champion now facing a five-place grid penalty for the Scuderia's home race at Monza.

It was a dangerous moment and an unusual one for a driver so experienced. It is probably the most damning and damaging aspect of the Italian team's weekend - and that is including two costly crashes.

If one mistake was not bad enough, Hamilton's uncharacteristic error in the grand prix itself denied him what would have been a strong result. It is his first unforced crash since the Italian Grand Prix in 2009, which provides some idea of how rare a misjudgement it was.

Leclerc, on the other hand, was powerless to prevent his retirement after being tripped up by the overzealous Antonelli. That adds an intriguing ingredient to this year's Italian Grand Prix...

As painful as a double DNF is for the Maranello-based squad, especially in the constructors' championship fight, the good news is the SF-25 showed strong pace at Zandvoort.