ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) Lando Norris chances of beating Oscar Piastri to victory in the Dutch Grand Prix went up in smoke. His title chances are at risk too.
Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday after teammate Norris McLaren broke down in what could prove a turning point in the title race.
Norris was chasing Piastri late in the race when the British driver reported a funny smell in his cockpit.
I dont know if Im on fire or not, Norris said. Smoke poured from the back of the car and he had to stop.
Norris ended the race standing behind a barrier at the side of the track with race marshals and his broken-down car.
Norris race engineer had tried to console him by telling him how good his pace had been.
Doesnt matter, Norris responded. It was the second time this season hes failed to finish after colliding with Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
Red Bulls Max Verstappen passed the stricken Norris to cheers from the crowd for second place at his home Grand Prix, while Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls took his first-ever podium finish in third.
Piastri in control
Piastris lead over second-placed Norris increased from nine points to 34 with nine races remaining.
The Australians win required him to manage three safety car restarts, holding off Norris twice and then keeping Verstappen behind him after Norris breakdown.
Obviously it was incredibly unfortunate for Lando at the end, Piastri said. But it felt like I was in control of that (race) and used the pace that I needed to.
Verstappen had received a hug from King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands before the race and his second place was popular with the orange-clad Dutch fans. It was Red Bulls first podium finish in a Grand Prix, rather than a sprint race, under new team principal Laurent Mekies following the firing of Christian Horner.
Hadjar was lifted off the ground and slapped on the back by a crowd of jubilant team members as they celebrated Racing Bulls first podium result in four years.
That was always the target since I was a kid, so this is the first step, Hadjar said. My first podium and hopefully much more.
Both Ferraris crash
Both Ferraris ended up in the barriers in the same spot. Lewis Hamilton hit the wall during a rain shower in another disappointing race for Ferrari.
Teammate Charles Leclercs race ended when he was hit by Mercedes Kimi Antonelli and spun into the same barrier. Like Norris, Leclerc ended up watching the race trackside, in his case from atop a sand dune.
George Russell was fourth for Mercedes following an earlier coming together with Leclerc that was to be investigated after the race.
Alex Albon was fifth for Williams and Oliver Bearman a career-best sixth for Haas after benefiting from the chaos ahead and two time penalties for Mercedes Kimi Antonelli. Lance Stroll took seventh for Aston Martin ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso.
Yuki Tsunoda was ninth for the embattled Red Bull drivers first points since May, with Esteban Ocon 10th in the other Haas.
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荷兰赞德沃特（美联社）——兰多·诺里斯在荷兰大奖赛中击败奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里夺冠的希望化为泡影，其总冠军头衔的争夺也岌岌可危。
周日，皮亚斯特里（Piastri）赢得荷兰大奖赛冠军，而其队友诺里斯（Norris）的迈凯伦赛车中途故障退赛，这一结果可能成为本赛季冠军争夺战的转折点。
比赛临近结束时，诺里斯正紧追皮亚斯特里，这时这位英国车手报告称驾驶舱内有股“奇怪”的气味。
“我不知道自己是不是着火了，”诺里斯说道。车尾冒出浓烟，他不得不停下来。
诺里斯最终站在赛道边的护栏后，与赛事官员和他那辆抛锚的赛车一起结束了比赛。
诺里斯的赛车工程师试图安慰他，告诉他他的速度表现非常出色。
“没关系，”诺里斯回应道。这是本赛季他第二次未能完赛——六月份的加拿大大奖赛中，他与皮亚斯特里发生碰撞后同样退赛。
红牛车队的马克斯·维斯塔潘在主场大奖赛上超越受困的诺里斯，以第二名完赛，赢得观众欢呼；而赛车公牛队的伊萨克·哈贾尔则斩获个人首个领奖台成绩，位列第三。
皮亚斯特里掌控局面
在剩余九场比赛的情况下，皮亚斯特里对第二名诺里斯的领先优势从9分扩大到了34分。
这位澳大利亚车手的胜利需要他应对三次安全车重启，先是两次抵挡住诺里斯的进攻，随后在诺里斯赛车故障后，又成功将维斯塔潘压制在身后。
皮亚斯特里表示：**“显然，兰多最后的遭遇极其不幸。但整场比赛我感觉都在掌控之中，并且合理运用了所需的节奏。”**
比赛前，维斯塔潘接受了荷兰国王威廉-亚历山大的拥抱，他获得亚军的表现深受身着橙色服装的荷兰车迷欢迎。这是克里斯蒂安·霍纳被解雇后，新任车队领队劳伦特·梅基斯带领下，红牛车队在大奖赛（非冲刺赛）中首次登上领奖台。
哈贾尔被一群欢欣鼓舞的队友高高举起，拍打着他的后背，庆祝Racing Bulls车队四年来首次登上领奖台。
“这是我从小以来的目标，如今迈出了第一步，”哈贾尔说道，“第一次登上领奖台，希望未来还能收获更多。”
两辆法拉利赛车相撞
两辆法拉利赛车在同一位置撞上护墙。刘易斯·汉密尔顿在雨战中撞墙，这对法拉利车队而言又是一场令人失望的比赛。
队友夏尔·勒克莱尔的比赛因被梅赛德斯车手基米·安东内利撞击而告终，赛车打转后撞上同一处护墙。与诺里斯一样，勒克莱尔最终只能在赛道旁观赛——他选择的位置是一座沙丘顶端。
梅赛德斯车队的乔治·拉塞尔最终位列第四，此前他与勒克莱尔发生碰撞，赛事组委会将在赛后对此展开调查。
威廉姆斯车队的亚历克斯·阿尔本获得第五名，哈斯车队的奥利弗·贝尔曼则因前方混战及梅赛德斯车手基米·安东内利两次被罚时而受益，创下个人职业生涯最佳成绩——第六名。阿斯顿·马丁车队的兰斯·斯特罗尔位列第七，领先于队友费尔南多·阿隆索。
角田裕毅（Yuki Tsunoda）为困境中的红牛车队拿下自五月以来的首个积分，位列第九，而埃斯特班·奥康（Esteban Ocon）则驾驶另一辆哈斯赛车获得第十名。
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