“Very surprising” Mercedes could make one-stop work in Dutch GP

Verstappen scored his 10th victory of the season at Zandvoort on Sunday after overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the final safety car restart using fresh tyres.

Mercedes managed to get Hamilton and team-mate George Russell into contention after opting for a one-stop strategy and displaying good pace on both the medium and the hard tyre.

Had it not been for a Virtual Safety Car period, Verstappen would have sat third after his final pitstop and needed to pass both…