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INSIGHT: How a modernized Zandvoort kept its old-school flair

When Formula 1’s return to the Netherlands for the first time in 36 years was announced, there was a mix of excitement and trepidation. Zandvoort is an old-school circuit that is draped among the sand dunes on the coast of the North Sea, and the majority of drivers had raced there at some stage in their junior careers. But a Formula 3 car and a Formula 1 car are very different beasts, and most agreed the circuit was going to struggle to host the latter. That was before a major redesign of the circuit took place. Dromo Circuit Design was brought in, tasked with retaining the feel of the old Zandvoort but making it suitable for modern F1 machinery having last been fit to host an F1 race in...
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