{"id":1115,"date":"2026-08-23T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2026-08-23T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:20:01","slug":"max-verstappen-crashes-out-heavily-on-opening-lap-of-dutch-gp-triggering-red-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/max-verstappen-crashes-out-heavily-on-opening-lap-of-dutch-gp-triggering-red-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen crashes out heavily on Opening Lap of Dutch GP, triggering Red Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video class=\"video-js vjs-big-play-centered\" data-gp-vjs=\"1\" controls src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio-portal.b-cdn.net\/2026\/08\/Choque-Verstappen-GP-Paises-Bajos-ES.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen\u2019s 2026 Dutch Grand Prix ended abruptly on the opening lap after the Red Bull driver lost control and crashed heavily into the barriers, causing an immediate red flag at Circuit Zandvoort.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting from the third row after qualifying 5th, Verstappen was aiming to move forward early in the opening corners.<sup><\/sup> However, mid-way through the opening lap, the four-time world champion snapped out of control on the fast, sweeping section of the circuit, collecting the barrier at high speed and destroying the right-side suspension and bodywork of his RB22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen crashed out on Lap 1 of his home race at Zandvoort (Photo: Red Bull Content Pool)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With significant barrier damage and car debris strewn across the racing line, race control brought out the red flag to suspend the session while marshals cleared the track and completed barrier repairs.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verstappen climbed out of the car unassisted and was taken to the medical center as a precaution, where he was quickly cleared by doctors.<sup><\/sup> The retirement marks Verstappen\u2019s first home-race DNF at Zandvoort since the circuit returned to the Formula 1 calendar.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 action continues at Zandvoort following the restart of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> covers all track activities live from Zandvoort with reporter Leonid Kliuev. Follow all paddock updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nightmare scenario unfolded for the home crowd at Zandvoort as Max Verstappen suffered a heavy opening-lap crash, halting the Dutch Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020312687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Max Verstappen","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Jamile Racanicci\/Grande Pr\u00eamio","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64],"42wp_author":[13],"class_list":["post-1115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-max-verstappen","42wp_author-luana-marino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020312687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}