F1 is returning to the Netherlands after a long hiatus of 36 years and the return of the track has wowed everyone. There has been massive changes since Formula 1 last visited the Zandvoort race track. The track has a new banked curve that caught everyone’s attention, including home hero Max Verstappen.
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Many teams drove a lap on the track and found the lean angle in the last corner quite steep. During a tour of the track, Alfa Romeo tweeted: “Confirmed: it’s steep.”
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Your rivals, Haas F1, felt the same way. ” Get a lay of the land. Yes, these banked turns are STEEEEEEP! “
AlphaTauri mentioned the same thing as Yuki Tsunoda found banking too much for his throat. The Italian team said: ” so. Much. Banking! Yuki Tsunoda does his best to see it clearly. “
They also posted a video of the team going through the steep turns.
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The whole track is very demanding: Max Verstappen on the new Zandvoort F1 track
Red Bull driver and home hero Max Verstappen drove a lap on the track in the Red Bull 2018 in early 2021. He had declared that he loved the track and especially the new banked curve.
“It was a great opportunity to be the first person to drive an F1 car on the new Zandvoort Circuit, and the track is really cool – especially at Turn 3, where the lean angle is fantastic,” said Verstappen.
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Formula 1 F1 – Dutch Grand Prix – Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands – September 2nd, 2021, Red Bulls Max Verstappen walks the REUTERS / Benoit Tessier track with team members before the race
“I didn’t expect the banking to be this big, but it’s really cool to drive an F1 car. The last corner is … pretty steep too and with the new cars and the open DRS it will be a good challenge and a lot of fun.
“The whole route is very demanding. There are a lot of fast corners and yet not that much run-off. That makes it really difficult to go to the limit, but that’s good, we like that, ”said Max.
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Everyone on the track would hope for a Max win on Sunday. They would also like to see him when he takes the title lead at Zandvoort.
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