The eraser that changed history or the future at that time, after the qualifying for the 1976 Dutch Grand Prix. Perhaps this is one of the most unknown stories in the Formula One. When you google on it you won’t find much about it for the simple fact it seems non existing outside the Netherlands. […]
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With Max Verstappen dominating the Formula One like Michael Schumacher the Formula One is booming in the Netherlands. You would almost forget that there was a time that the Dutch drivers in the Formula One were more a footnote. Who remembers Giedo van der Garde’s drive with the Caterham in 2013 for example? Though during […]
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Dit weekend was de Historische Grand Prix op het circuit van Zandvoort weer gaande. Een prachtig event dat bol staat van de historische autosport, van Formule 1 tot de oude vertrouwde 500CC Formule 3 wagens. Natuurlijk mogen we de touringcars en LeMans wagens van weleer niet vergeten. Ik stoorde me de eerste dag aan iets […]
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History teaches us that the first auto race in the Netherlands was held the 3th of June 1939. The street circuit of Zandvoort was the host for this event. During the war construction started on the permanent, track in Zandvoort. The track was completed in 1947 and in 1948, we had our first Dutch Grand […]
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We saw Max Verstappen today winning his second Dutch Grand Prix. Probably most of you link the Dutch F1 with Max Verstappen or perhaps Jos Verstappen. It has been a good move to bring the Grand Prix back in Zandvoort. However, the history with F1 and racing in general is in The Netherlands so much […]
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Groeten uit Zandvoort! Today was the last day of the Historic Grand Prix weekend in Zandvoort. Again the weather was great, 24 degrees, sun and a cool Seabreeze. There were slightly more people on the circuit today then yesterday. Though what you could see is that everyone was enjoying themselves all day long. The perfect […]
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Groeten uit Zandvoort! Today was the second day of the Historic Grand Prix weekend in Zandvoort. The weather was nice, there were a lot of fans, and the atmosphere was great. All an all it was the perfect day for another day with historical autosport. Standard during the historical weekend there was a parade with […]
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Groeten uit Zandvoort! For those who don’t read Dutch it means “Greetings from Zandvoort”. This weekend is the Historical Grand Prix weekend on Circuit Zandvoort. A weekend full of historical autosport. Heaven if you ask me, others may describe it as pure ear porn. Any way here is a little blog post about the first […]
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You can’t imagine it now though there were years in the Formula One there were plenty of test drivers per team. Or teams tested in between races to test new aerodynamics or new engines. Or just to cash extra money by letting unknown drivers, who will never arrive, experience the Formula 1.As many of these […]
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Everyone deserves a second change. Why are you associating Alpine with this quote? Alpine is not unknown with the Formula One. In the late 1960s, the company actually build their own Formula 1 car the Alpine A350, sadly the team would not appear on the grid with their car. Eventually the car was destroyed. It […]
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