With interest in Formula One racing in the Netherlands having exploded in recent years thanks to the rise of Dutch star Max Verstappen, and with the FIA keen to find a way to accommodate the incredible levels of support for the 23-year-old Red Bull driver, it was always something of an inevitability that the Dutch Grand Prix would return to the schedule sooner rather than later.
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Thanks to the unique beachside setting and a range of technical corners and interesting sectors, the circuit has remained a firm favorite amongst drivers and fans alike, despite often producing processional racing in part due to the narrow racing surface, and lack of significant overtaking opportunities. Or a long time, Zandvoort has been the premier car racing circuit in the Netherlands, having played host to a wealth of National and International grade events since last hosting Formula One racing in 1985. However, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the Dutch GP at Zandvoort was later on postponed to 2021. After four months of rebuilding, improving, accelerating, and widening, the legendary track was ready for the world of Formula 1. In early 2020 the real-world circuit received a major update. The Dutch Formula One venue was confirmed as part of the 2020 Grand Prix season calendar. In 2017 the track was renamed from Circuit Park Zandvoort to Circuit Zandvoort.
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In recent years, Circuit Park Zandvoort hosted a vast amount of national and international race series such as the German DTM, FIA European Formula 3 Championship, Blancpain Sprint Series, and ADAC GT Masters. The last Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix was raced in 1985 and won by Niki Lauda.
The first real Formula One race counting for the World Championship was held in 1955. The track was first used on August 7, 1948, and hosted the first Dutch Grand Prix.
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The cars will be used as part of the qualification process for MSP, with a series of qualifying events set to take place over the next month, accumulating in a final on October 28, to decide who will advance to the semi-finals.ĭrivers without rFactor 2 can qualify for the final during the first event by downloading a free demo of the game.Īs previously announced, there multiple alternative ways of qualifying for McLaren's latest Esports competition, including on mobile as well as on PC and console.Circuit Park Zandvoort is a motorsport race track located in the dunes north of the town of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, near the North Sea coastline. "Since some of these cars had features not yet being in rFactor 2 - for example programmable up and downshift on the McLaren MP4/8 - we also updated our build and brought these features to life, making sure that drivers can experience these cars to the fullest."
"As always when we bring new cars into our sim, we wanted to make sure that they are as authentic as they can be, which is why we are very proud of our close partnership with McLaren and we are thankful for all the support and data they are providing. "We are releasing three iconic racecars coming from different ages that are very important to McLaren," Rene Buttler, business manager for rFactor 2 developer Studio 397, told Autosport.
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