Nice one dude! That looks like it was awesome. Did you manage to stay dryish
Even Lando is surprised he ended up 7th! Especially with the wrong setup!
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Ya we had roof but getting to the stand on friday was a very wet exirsises
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I can just imagine! Im glad you had fun though!
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That doesnt surprise me at all, it just took longer than I expected
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Fun fact:
ITS RAWE CEEK!
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Wooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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They should rename the team to The Silver Foxes
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2023 Dutch Grand Prix 
Circuit Zandvoort | Zandvoort | Netherlands | 27 August
2023 F1 Season - Grand Prix 13/22 (14/23)
After a lengthy three-week break, the F1 Grand Prix circus returns this weekend with the 35th Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, marking the end of the mandatory mid-season summer break. Expect a complete sea of orange as the reigning champion, Max Verstappen, returns to the home circuit where he has dominated during F1âs past two visits since its reintroduction to the calendar in 2021.
Verstappen is aiming to secure his third consecutive Dutch GP victory, a feat previously achieved only by Jim Clark in 1963-1965. (Clark, the sole driver with four Dutch wins, also claimed victory in 1967.) If he does win, heâll join the illustrious duo of Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda as a three-time Dutch GP winner.
Max Verstappen has stated that he and Red Bull are fully focused on âdoing the same thingâ as F1 returns to action at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend â with both the driver and team looking to continue their winning runs.
Verstappenâs horde of ardent Orange Army supporters meanwhile are not only yearning for another Red Bull triumph, (solidify the teamâs amazing streak of 13 wins in 13 races this season, and 14 wins in a row), but also hoping for Verstappenâs triumph to mark a record-tying nine-race winning streak, a record heâll share with Sebastian Vettel.
And with another nine races remaining after Zandvoort, thereâs still a lot of racing left in the year for the young Dutch driver to make his mark on the record books.
Meanwhile, everyone else outside of Verstappenâs team and fans will be hoping that any development efforts made during the summer break will yield positive results, potentially allowing them to break Verstappen and Red Bullâs stronghold on the 2023 season. (Feel free to Press X for Doubt here.)
Everyone will also be hoping that they also get a little help from the possibly inclement weather that the Dutch coast has forecast for the entire weekend. A wet surface around the high-speed twists and turns of Zandvoort can possibly make things very spicy indeedâŚ
The Schedule
Them there Dutchies know how to tell the time. This weekendsâ on-track activities are all nicely timed for a leisurely weekend of F1 watching.
The Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort, currently known for sponsorship reasons as CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, and previously as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a 4.259 km permanent motorsport racetrack located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, near the North Sea coastline. It returned to the Formula One calendar in 2021 as the location of the revived Dutch Grand Prix after an absence of 36 years.
When was the track built?
Like Silverstone, Zandvoort was first opened in 1948, part of the wave of post-war motorsport enthusiasm that swept across Europe. Originally made up of a mixture of permanent track and public roads that snaked through the sand dunes of the Zandvoort resort town, the Dutch Automobile Racing Club â who initiated the plans for the circuit â brought in 1927 Le Mans winner Sammy Davis to consult on the layout for the original 4.2km track.
When was its first Grand Prix?
Formula 1 arrived in the Dutch dunes in 1952, with Alberto Ascari dominating the race as he led home a 1-2-3 for Ferrari. Formula 1 would go on to race on and off at the track until 1985 â before, in 2019, the announcement came that the championship would return to Zandvoort for 2020, after a 35-year hiatus. The Covid-19 pandemic meant that became 36 years and a 2021 date.
Whatâs the circuit like?
âReally quickâ, âpretty insaneâ, âcrazyâ and âold-schoolâ were words used by the current crop of F1 drivers when asked to describe the Zandvoort track that many of them tackled in their junior category days. Weâd also add âundulatingâ to that list. The Zandvoort track swoops and flows through the sand dunes, creating a rollercoaster-like feel to the lap. And while the circuit was modernised in time for F1âs most recent return â including increasing the banking angle at the famous Tarzan corner to an Indianapolis Motor Speedway-trumping 18 degrees â Zandvoort remains a proper, challenging driversâ track.
The Weather
Itâs late Summer in Europe, and thereâs cooler temperatures and some rain about⌠The weather this weekend makes for mixed readings with the radar showing that there is a chance of rain on each day of running in Zandvoort. Also, the circuitsâ edge of the coast location makes it prone to be very windy at times - Sunday being one of them.
Friday - FP1 and FP2
Mostly cloudy throughout the day but there is a chance of one or two light showers in the morning.
FP1: 19°C | FP2: 20°C
Max: 20°C | Min: 17°C
Chance of rain: 40%
Saturday â FP3 and Qualifying
Mostly cloudy to overcast in the morning with a moderate chance of light showers. Although things will become clearer in the afternoon with large sunny spells.
FP3: 17°C | Q: 18°C
Max: 19°C | Min: 15°C
Chance of rain: 40%
Sunday â Grand Prix
A mixture of clouds and sunny spells with a moderate chance of light showers in the morning. Gusts of wind up to 40kph possible during the race
GP: 18°C
Max: 18°C | Min: 14°C
Chance of rain: 40%
The Tyres
The second half of the season gets underway with a unique race. The Dutch Grand Prix takes place in Zandvoort: one of the most traditionally demanding tracks on the calendar that returned to the Formula 1 schedule three years ago on the wave of all the local support for Max Verstappen, who repaid his fans amply with a pair of victories from the last two races. Itâs a very twisty track with two banked corners â Turn 3 and Turn 14 â that are steeper than Indianapolis, by way of comparison. On corners like this the stress on the tyres is greater than it would be through normal corners, as the vertical forces increase with the much higher speeds due to the banking.
Weâve brought the same tyres as 2022, at least as far as the names are concerned: C1, C2, and C3. However, the current C1 is actually a new compound for this year, positioned between the C2 and the previous C1, which is now called the C0. Last year, in a race that was characterised by two neutralisations, no fewer than 14 drivers â including the top three â used all three compounds, underlining the wide variety of options available to the strategists on the pit wall.
~Mario Isola - Pirelli Motorsport Director~
- The C1 compound is nominated at the Dutch Grand Prix as P Zero White hard, C2 as P Zero Yellow medium and C3 as P Zero Red soft. This is the same choice as the last two years (since Zandvoort returned to the calendar) with the difference being that the current C1 compound is softer than its predecessors.
- A total 32 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held at Zandvoort since 1952, with the track returning to the calendar in 2021 after a 35-year absence. The most successful team in Zandvoort is Ferrari with eight wins, while the driver with the most victories (4) is Jim Clark.
- Most drivers made three pit stops last year. On paper, the fastest strategy is a two-stopper, but itâs possible to stop just once with careful tyre management. Last year, the opportunity for a final stop onto the softs was made possible by a late safety car (following a virtual safety car).
- Overtaking is tricky because of the narrow track and constant sequence of corners. This makes qualifying even more important in terms of the end result.
- The Zandvoort circuit was inaugurated in 1948 and is located between the sand dunes right next the North Sea. As a result, sand can sometimes get blown onto the track and reduce the grip from the tyres: which is a risk at Sakhir in Bahrain as well.
- The Dutch Grand Prix gets the second half of the season underway, a week before Monza. The Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio dâItalia 2023 will take place from September 1-3: the home race for Ferrari and AlphaTauri.
Maximale aanval in Zandvoort!!
Donât be surprised if Max âI Love Goldâ Verstappen will be enjoying a smoke and a pancake (or some other combination of Dutch delights!) well before everyone else on Sunday!
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Dutch Railways getting in on the Max hype train. Trains to Zandvoort are all named âMax Expressâ.
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Dani ric might be out, he crashed in fp2 and injured his wrist
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Yeah, hand is confirmed to be broken. Dani Ric will be out for the rest of the weekend and is hugely doubtful for Monza next weekend as well. Lawson to make his F1 debut.
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Man thatâs ouch, and his accident looked less hectic than Piastri
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I mean, if I have to find a positive, at least Sainz kept Hamilton behindâŚ
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Im just sad that the Maccas was there but not and almost had a #ferarrithingsweekend
Otherwise we had a good race.
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