Future Grands Prix?

[S griffin]

It seems you pay your money, you take your choices. At least you got a good view, now we need to improve the racing. Certainly I see Abu Dhabi as more an add on to the calendar, so I don’t think much of it. I am more looking forward to tuning into Monaco and other like Australia. Others I can take or leave

[chillibowl]

Looking at the f1 site and ticket prices...maybe not the thread for it but got to tix for the Chinese GP and thought 'i wouldn't pay for that'.

Maybe an over reaction, maybe still to far away but a lot of flights are already being cancelled.

[steve nielsen]

The latest drone footage from Zandvoort

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpxKHYj0iqA

[Richard C]

More Zandvoort footage. This in road cars on the new reworked and paved circuit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUL6DfzUQA

It's very different than current F1 tracks, so I am very curious to watch this race.

Richard

[chillibowl]

maybe move this to the Pirelli thread or even the pre season testing thread...

in order to handle the banking, Pirelli will be developing special tires to Zandvoort.

“We made some analysis on the banking and the plan is to use these tyres with a slightly higher pressure. In preparation for that, and as we are not fully aware of everything – we don’t have final data on the circuit, on Tarmac roughness and so on – the idea is also to test a slightly different construction here [in Barcelona].

“Just the front tyres are different,” he added. “It’s working in a slightly different way, [and is] more resistant, in terms of integrity.”

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...qIxVuydDG.html

not explicitly stated, but i am assuming to avoid the issues that marred the 2005 Indy GP.

smart!

[S griffin]

It’s nice they are giving this banked corner a try. Zandvoort was a great circuit back in the day, it’s been changed since then, now it’s being given a bit of character again. The drivers should cope with it. Would also show Mexico what they are missing by not using the old Peraltada.

Don’t think we would see a return of Indy 2005. That was due to a limit of tyres that season and anyway Pirelli don’t make sub standard tyres anymore. I’m sure they will play it safe if they have to

[steve nielsen]

Max Verstappen did the first laps on the renovated Zandvoort circuit today with the RB7

https://twitter.com/redbullracing/st...48388200730626

Jos Verstappen and Arie Luyendijk were also present

https://twitter.com/SanderRTLNieuws/...31060096700419

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

Max Verstappen did the first laps on the renovated Zandvoort circuit today with the RB7

https://twitter.com/redbullracing/st...48388200730626

Jos Verstappen and Arie Luyendijk were also present

https://twitter.com/SanderRTLNieuws/...31060096700419

Had to get in there first didn't he!! 😅

[chillibowl]

he stays fairly low for that last turn/banked corner but just a demo run...will have to wait for the actual race weekend to see how drivers attack that section.

track looks fun though.

[steve nielsen]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

he stays fairly low for that last turn/banked corner but just a demo run...will have to wait for the actual race weekend to see how drivers attack that section.

track looks fun though.

Of course the tecpro barriers have not been placed yet and it will be a lot different when you try to get round with 20 cars

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

Of course the tecpro barriers have not been placed yet and it will be a lot different when you try to get round with 20 cars

I bet, can't wait to see that!

Verstappen will be so pumped for his 'home' race

Some of the onboards i've seen really highlight the variation in most of the corners. One of those circuits where drivers can experiment with lines?

[chavez]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Verstappen will be so pumped for his 'home' race

Will he make it past the first corner?

He didn't at his "home" race last year.

[sizzle]

Passing in the pits ..... oh joy

[S griffin]

Don’t worry, it won’t be like that all season

[wnut]

Originally Posted by sizzle

Passing in the pits ..... oh joy

Looks like a really fun circuit from a drivers POV, but my impression was the same as yours difficult/impossible to overtake on!

Hope we are wrong!

[wnut]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Don’t worry, it won’t be like that all season

You reckon Hamilton will lead every lap of the season?

[S griffin]

Nah, I think his team mate Valterri will be one to watch

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Had to get in there first didn't he!! 😅

Back to Zandvoort.... Imagine questions would have been asked in very high places had it been an F1/driver of different nationality!

[wnut]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Back to Zandvoort.... Imagine questions would have been asked in very high places had it been an F1/driver of different nationality!

They are allowed a number of promotional and filming days every year, I am sure this is one, RBR and Max would have to be nuts not to schedule the opening of the redone Zandvoort as one of theirs.

[chillibowl]

there is no halo on the car so it has to be an older car. hard to tell from the onboard but was it a step nose car? if so then thats a RB8 or RB9 i think? after that they started covering up that step.

those were Renault powered so would they use old power units? can't be a new Honda PU in there right.

tires i would guess are the ones Pirelli makes available for promo/filming days...but are there any restrictions on the running of a car that old? maybe someone other then Red Bull runs it?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

there is no halo on the car so it has to be an older car. hard to tell from the onboard but was it a step nose car? if so then thats a RB8 or RB9 i think? after that they started covering up that step.

those were Renault powered so would they use old power units? can't be a new Honda PU in there right.

tires i would guess are the ones Pirelli makes available for promo/filming days...but are there any restrictions on the running of a car that old? maybe someone other then Red Bull runs it?

I think it's only a couple years and then they're considered Historics and outside of the restrictions. Stroll did a lot of running with Williams in vintage cars didn't he before and during his freshman season?

We just had the 2011 150 Italia Ferrari running at Road Atlanta this weekend, loud but crazy slow in the wrong gear at turn 3 often. The 2004 with Gene was much better sounding and faster until he and then the owner binned it coming out of 8. They were running Pirellis on both cars.

[S griffin]

Yoong and Sato competed in the Monaco historic in 2002 to get some practice in before the GP

[steve nielsen]

Originally Posted by wnut

They are allowed a number of promotional and filming days every year, I am sure this is one, RBR and Max would have to be nuts not to schedule the opening of the redone Zandvoort as one of theirs.

Those promotional/filming days are ony for current and last years cars, since they used a 2012 RB8 they can drive as many laps as they want.

[steve nielsen]

First crash happened at the new Zandvoort yesterday, a Porsche GT3 rolled over the barriers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEkYBFO_TMg

the track clearly is not completely ready yet

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

First crash happened at the new Zandvoort yesterday, a Porsche GT3 rolled over the barriers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEkYBFO_TMg

the track clearly is not completely ready yet

Are you suggesting that the organisers let people race on a circuit that wasn’t safe to be raced on?