Verstappen gives motivational message following home Grand Prix postponement

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16:16, 22 Mar 2020

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing star Max Verstappen has spoken out following the postponement of his home Grand Prix at Zandvoort, praising the work that has been done around the circuit to allow the event to be put on the F1 calendar in the first place.

There has been no Dutch Grand Prix since 1985, when Niki Lauda took the checkered flag in what was the Austrian's final win in the sport.

After months of renovation, resurfacing and bringing the track's facilities to the 21st century, Zandvoort finally looked set to welcome the F1 circus once again, with Verstappen himself already doing laps around the track in an old RB8.

Now, with the coronavirus pandemic causing the event to be postponed until later in the year, the Dutchman took to social media to send a message to his home country's fans and the people who had worked to get Zandvoort ready for racing.

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Just a quick message to share a few thoughts on the Dutch GP which has been postponed unfortunately 😢 I am really impressed with the work that has been done so far by everyone involved 💪🏻 I hope to be driving the challening new track @CPZtweets again soon🚀 #DutchGP #KeepPushing

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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