Max Verstappen is an overwhelming favorite to win his third straight Dutch Grand Prix.
By The Athletic StaffIn a season where Max Verstappen has been utterly dominant, his home race where he has won twice from pole position since its return to the Formula One calendar isn’t likely to be a place where he slips up. It’s never a sure thing in racing, but this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix seems likely to be a Verstappen win.In fact, the odds have Verstappen as an even more overwhelming favorite than normal.
Circuit Zandvoort, which is just west of Amsterdam along the North Sea coast, hosted the Dutch Grand Prix nearly every year from 1952 to 1985, but was dropped from the calendar after that. It returned in 2021 with Verstappen’s rise and popularity in his home country making for a logical return. Madeline Coleman wrote about Verstappen’sIn 2021, Verstappen took pole and won by more than 20 seconds. Last year, he took pole and won while getting the fastest lap.
With the break behind us, do you think we will see drastic changes in the grid or will things be mostly as we left them?I doubt we’re going to see any huge swings in performance between now and the end of the season. Teams will be bringing upgrades here and there – keep an eye out for a new floor on the Aston Martin this weekend – but it will only cause swings in the current ‘mini battles’ running through the championship.
This is the third straight year Zandvoort has hosted after a long absence from the calendar. Do you like this track or is it just an excuse to get the orange-clad Verstappen fans a home race?Zandvoort is a great track, and proof that with a few changes, a fairly standard European track can be upgraded to accommodate F1. We wouldn’t have this race without Verstappen, no.
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