F1 | Dutch GP, Zandvoort: turns 3 and 14 presented

There are just over two months left until May 3rd, the day on which the Dutch Grand Prix will take place on the Zandvoort track. The Dutch track, which thus returns to the Formula One world championship calendar after 35 years, has been the subject of various modification works as happened for turns 3 and 14.

They are named respectively for former track director John Hugenholtz and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. They will have an inclination of 19 degrees, compared to the nine curves of the legendary Indiana basin.

"We made something that we thought was really terrific to drive, that is unmatched by any other circuit. Turn 14 is quite wide and sweeping going through it at full throttle, while the run between Turn 2 and Turn 3 has a lot of elevation changes and banking. It's all tilted, it's as if I have the perception of being crushed. It's like being in a corkscrew, depending on which line you're following”, declared Jarno Zaffelli, owner of the Dromo company which is handling the work on the Dutch track.

                                                 Layout Zandvoort

Zaffelli then, completing his technical analysis, added: “The challenge will be really big because Formula One cars are not designed to support banking like that, so the teams will have to think not only about tire suspension but also about other suspensions. The handling, going into Turn 2 and Turn 3 and then out of Turn 4 will require a set-up which will be a compromise because if you want to go fast there you will have to go slow in another section".