Finish of the summer season break
Finish of the summer season break
- The 2024 Formulation 1 season returns from summer season break
- The Dutch Grand Prix marks spherical 15 of the 2024 F1 season
- Alpine introduced reserve driver Jack Doohan will substitute Esteban Ocon for the 2025 season
After the three-week summer season break, the 2024 Formulation 1 World Championship continues this weekend with spherical 15, the Dutch Grand Prix.
The race as soon as once more takes place at Circuit Zandvoort, a historic web site situated among the many dunes of the Netherlands’ North Coastline.
Finish of the summer season break
The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2021 after greater than three many years, proving to be an prompt hit, not least due to the tough nature of Circuit Zandvoort. The circuit is common for its vital modifications in altitude and banked corners, which all add to the theater.
It incorporates a medium to excessive downforce format that is likely one of the shortest on the calendar, at just 2.64 miles, and its slim and twisty nature makes overtaking tough. This implies a superb efficiency in qualifying is significant.
Finish of the summer season break
Circuit Zandvoort, house of the Formulation 1 Dutch Grand Prix
The straights aren’t lengthy, so energy items take a breather right here. Most of the corners are flowing, so tires even have it simpler in comparison with different tracks. Pirelli has nominated its hardest compounds for the race, the C1, C2, and C3.
One situation to look out for are the sturdy onshore winds that may upset the dealing with of the automobiles whereas additionally masking the monitor in sand from the adjoining dunes, making grip a difficulty.
The present climate forecast requires rain throughout Saturday’s qualifying session and superb situations throughout Sunday’s race.
Going into the weekend, Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 277 factors. McLaren’s Lando Norris is second with 199 factors and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third with 177 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull leads with 408 factors. McLaren is second with 366 factors and Ferrari is third with 345 factors.
Finish of the summer season break
Jack Doohan
Forward of the race, Alpine annouced present reserve driver Jack Doohan, son of Australian motorbike racing legend Mick Doohan, will drive for the crew in 2025 because the alternative for Esteban Ocon. He shall be joined by present Alpine driver Pierre Gasly. Ocon will stay in F1; in July he introduced a deal with American crew Haas.
Doohan is the primary driver to graduate from Alpine’s new driver growth program right into a race driver place with the crew. He is fairly the achieved driver, having positioned third general in final yr’s F2 season with three race wins, and changing into a runner-up within the 2021 F3 season. He additionally beforehand labored with Alpine’s new crew principal, Oliver Oakes, throughout an Asian F3 season.
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