Formula One leader Max Verstappen returns home to his Orange Army of fans at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, with another world title approaching ominously and a different award already in hand.
The 24-year-old Dutchman was surprised to be appointed an officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau -- a highly ranked merit from the Dutch royal family.Red Bull team principal Christian Horner congratulated Verstappen with a radio message at the start of Friday's first practice session at the Zandvoort track.Verstappen laughed and replied "you can just call me Max" but seven laps later he pulled up on the track with a gearbox problem.
Verstappen's army likes setting off flares, though, and thick orange smoke billowing across tracks has been a concern. He thinks Zandvoort may be less suited to Red Bull's car than Spa and so competition could be closer. "What an idiot closing the door from the outside," Alonso said. "This guy only knows how to drive and start in first."
So the two-time F1 champion Alonso apologized to Hamilton at the Dutch GP, and Hamilton's Mercedes team posted a photo of them together on Twitter, with both smiling and Alonso holding a Mercedes cap.
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