Max Verstappen could overcome the odds to win the Dutch Grand Prix with Red Bull “on a par” with the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

That is the claim of Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who is backing Verstappen to collect a fourth win in five years at Zandvoort.

Will Max Verstappen upset McLaren to claim a fourth Dutch Grand Prix victory?

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Verstappen will start his home race from third on the grid after an impressive turnaround by Red Bull.

The reigning four-time World Champion was classified no higher than fifth across the three practice sessions at the Dutch Grand Prix, but managed to close the gap to just 0.263 seconds at the end of qualifying.

Verstappen briefly found himself in jeopardy after the FIA launched a post-session inves

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