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

Special ContributorMark Hughes
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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…”