Race 2021 F1 Dutch Grand Prix Full Race Replay
Race 2021 F1 Dutch Grand Prix Full Race Replay
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Race Info
Date 5 September 2021
Official name Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.259 km (2.646 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 306.587 km (190.504 miles)
Formula One Dutch Grand Prix 2021 What to Watch
The Formula One field will gather in Zandvoort this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix after a three-week summer vacation. Balázs Szabó, senior writer for F1Technical, highlights the important details prior to Round 15 of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship.
When the sport returned to the Netherlands after a 35-year break in 2021, Zandvoort hosted an unforgettable race. The Dutch Grand Prix was supposed to return in 2020, but the Covid-19 outbreak forced Formula One to postpone it since the organizers didn't want to celebrate with a race that was staged behind closed doors.
Only 33 of the 35 Dutch Grands Prix that have taken place thus far were included in the Formula One World Championship, so this Sunday's event will mark the 36th F1 Dutch Grand Prix.
Although the Netherlands has another excellent racetrack, Zandvoort hosted all of the Dutch Grands Prix. But since 1949, the Dutch TT, a round of the Motorcycle World Championship, has been held at Assen, another well-known and storied Dutch motorcycle racing circuit.
Ferrari's Alberto Ascari won the inaugural Formula One Dutch Grand Prix in 1952 and went on to win a second one the following year. The last Dutch Grand Prix was won by an Austrian, Niki Lauda of McLaren, who crossed the finish line first in his McLaren-TAG before the major comeback in 2021.
Jim Clark, who won the Dutch Grand Prix four times, is the most successful driver. Lauda, Max Verstappen, and Jackie Stewart each won three races. Ascari, Jack Brabham, James Hunt, and Alain Prost are the other repeat champions; they have all won twice in the Netherlands.
With eight wins, Ferrari is the most successful constructor at the Dutch Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari led the Scuderia to two victories, while Wolfgang von Trips, Jacky Ickx, Didier Pironi, and René Arnoux also secured victories for the Maranello-based team.
The length of the circuit is 4.259 kilometers. The wind occasionally blows sand onto the track at Zandvoort, which is situated in a section of sand dunes close to the beach. This problem is typically found in areas like Bahrain.
Around the 4.2-kilometer course, Zandvoort produces some significant g forces. Braking into Turns 1 and 11 results in a deceleration of roughly 5g, while Turn 7 also produces lateral forces of roughly 5g.
Numerous parts of the track are popular with the public, and it climbs and descends a lot. Because the runoff zones are traditional gravel traps, the layout makes the circuit a very difficult place where even the smallest errors are penalized.
Overtaking is quite difficult on this circuit because of its curvy shape and incredibly thin asphalt strips. A medium to high downforce setup is necessary for the medium- and high-speed turns.
The Zandvoort circuit, which last played host to Formula 1 in 1985, has undergone some changes in preparation for its 2021 return. Drivers may now pass around Turn 3 and Turn 14, which are named for former circuit director John Hugenholtz and Dutch racer Arie Luyendyk, respectively, at significantly faster speeds because to their 19 degree banking.
At Zandvoort, there are more well-known turns besides the banked bends. The Tarzan hairpin, the lap's first one that is now closer to the start-finish line than it was before, is one of these well-known turns.