MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: Had Mercedes nailed their strategy, did they have the pace to challenge Red Bull?

Around Zandvoort, Max Verstappen’s ninth consecutive victory maintained Red Bull’s unbeaten run this season and tied him with Sebastian Vettel for a record nine wins in succession.

He defended from Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin at the late restart in the rain-afflicted race. Lewis Hamilton was sixth, but made a bold claim afterwards. “If we’d not made the wrong decisions I think in these conditions we could’ve been challenging the top two. Not saying we would beat them, but…”