Zandvoort’s epic turns are coming to Madrid 'They are going to be more extreme!'

With the company Dromo, Zaffelli was responsible for the adjustments that were made to the track before the premier class returned to the Netherlands in 2021. For the Italian, designing in Zandvoort was even a highlight.

“I am not just saying this because I'm currently talking to a Dutch person. For us as a company, Zandvoort has been the highlight of our career so far. In many places, you have to compromise and your initial ideas and designs must be slightly altered. In Zandvoort this was not really the case. There we mostly had to consider environmental requirements and that sort of thing,” said the designer to De Telegraaf.

The upcoming weekend edition is already the fifth time since 2021, but after the sixth time it will end. After 2026, the Dutch Grand Prix is no longer on the calendar in Formula 1. A race that is scheduled for 2026 is the Grand Prix of Madrid. Zaffelli has been hired to design the circuit. There were stories circulating that the circuit would not be completed in time, but according to the Italian, everything is on schedule.

With the Hugenholtz turn and the Arie Luyendijk turn, Zandvoort is unique in Formula 1. You don't often see such banking turns. The banking turns of Zandvoort inspired the Grand Prix in Madrid on the Madring.