After a comparatively quiet summer season shutdown, Method 1 roars again to life this weekend with the Dutch Grand Prix.
Right here’s the best way to watch, and what to look at for, this weekend.
How To Watch (all occasions Jap):
- Follow 1 – Friday August 25 – 6:25 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Follow 2 – Friday August 25 – 9:55 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Follow 3 – Saturday August 26 – 5:25 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Qualifying – Saturday August 26 – 8:55 a.m. – ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Grand Prix Race – Sunday August 27 – 8:55 a.m. – ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
What to Watch:
That is Zandvoort, consisting of 14 turns, two DRS zones, and maybe its most notable characteristic: The banking on a few of its turns. There are a variety of well-known corners at Zandvoort, beginning with Flip 1. Referred to as the Tarzanbocht nook, or Tarzan for brief, this nook presents among the finest overtaking alternatives on the observe.
There are numerous legends as to how the nook obtained its title, however essentially the most notable includes a neighborhood resident with the Tarzan nickname, who would solely surrender his vegetable backyard for building of the observe if a nook was named after him.
Then there may be Flip 14, named after former driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. This nook (together with Flip 3) presents drivers with practically 19 levels of banking, greater than double the nine-degree corners discovered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Hugenholtz, or Flip 3, affords among the most iconic imagery from the Dutch Grand Prix as drivers navigate the banked, slow-speed nook:
Climate — notably wind — is commonly an element at Zandvoort. The circuit is situated simply steps from the seaside, and the North Sea, and gusty circumstances are sometimes current on the observe.
That’s simply one of many storylines this week. Listed here are some others.
2023 Dutch Grand Prix (Odds as of August 24)
Driver | Win | Prime 6 | Prime 10 |
---|---|---|---|
Driver | Win | Prime 6 | Prime 10 |
Max Verstappen | -450 | -900 | -1100 |
Sergio Perez | +1000 | -650 | -1000 |
Lewis Hamilton | +1200 | -550 | -800 |
Lando Norris | +1800 | -400 | -750 |
Charles Leclerc | +2000 | -250 | -650 |
Oscar Piastri | +2800 | -225 | -600 |
George Russell | +3500 | -165 | -450 |
Carlos Sainz | +3500 | -105 | -450 |
Fernando Alonso | +4000 | +150 | -450 |
Lance Stroll | +15000 | +550 | -165 |
Pierre Gasly | +25000 | +850 | +115 |
Esteban Ocon | +25000 | +850 | +115 |
Yuki Tsunoda | +50000 | +2800 | +300 |
Valtteri Bottas | +50000 | +1600 | +250 |
Nico Hulkenberg | +50000 | +2800 | +750 |
Kevin Magnussen | +50000 | +2800 | +750 |
Daniel Ricciardo | +50000 | +2200 | +380 |
Alexander Albon | +50000 | +1600 | +200 |
Logan Sargeant | +70000 | +4000 | +850 |
Zhou Guanyu | +70000 | +3500 | +275 |