The remodelled Zandvoort circuit is due to reopen on Friday following completion of construction work at the track.

[f1tv2020testa]The circuit, which is due to hold the Dutch Grand Prix on May 3rd, has been extensively renovated ahead of its return to the F1 calendar for the first time since 1985.

While the track’s basic layout has been kept the same, some corners have been reprofiled and the entire circuit has been resurfaced. The new asphalt has been fully laid, and changes to the barriers and run-off areas are almost complete.

The biggest changes to the track are at Hugenholtzbocht (turn three) and Arie Luyendijkbocht (turn 13), which have been steeply banked to angles of 18.7 and 17.7 degrees respectively. The alterations were designed by Studio Dromo, which previously handled last year’s resurfacing at Silverstone and track alterations at Sepang in 2016.

Yesterday Formula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli announced it will supply a special new construction for teams to test at the Circuit de Catalunya next week, which it may choose to nominate for the race at Zandvoort. It has designed a new front tyre which it believes will be more resistant to the cornering forces generated in the banked turns.

Before and after

The images above show the start/finish line which runs down to the right-hander Tarzan (turn one), then loops back into the left-hander Hugenholtzbocht (turn three), one of the two corners which have been banked.

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Pictures: Final stages of track renovation at Zandvoort

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2020 F1 season