Zandvoort, home of the returning Dutch Grand Prix, has finally completed its unique banked turns which have been one of the biggest talking points of the circuit redesign. The circuit will feature two banked turns: Turn 3 (Hugenholtz) and Turn 14 (Arie Luyendyk) with the former featuring a 19-degree angle, whilst Turn 14 is slightly less steep at 18-degrees. The idea for the banking started with a suggestion from Zandvoort’s Technical Director Niek Oude Luttikhuis in consultation with the late FIA F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting on how to make the circuit faster and the racing more spectacular. Italian racetrack designer Dromo Circuit Design then came up with the initial sketches for...
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