This is one of the news of the week in Formula 1. The Dutch Grand Prix will no longer be on the program of the world championship after 2026. The director of the Grand Prix contested at Zandvoort, Robert van Overdijk, explained this decision. “We could have alternated with other circuits, there was also the possibility of continuing to organize the GP every year. Ultimately, the decision was made to end the meeting after the 2026 edition.”
“Those who disappear are probably the ones we love the most”
Despite these explanations, Oscar Piastri, currently 4e in the drivers’ classification, was cautious about this decision. “If you ask the drivers their favorite track, apart from Suzuka, they are all in Europe. We must be careful when we decide to leave these circuits. » Before continuing, three days before competing in the last Grand Prix of the 2024 season in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates): “those who disappear are probably the ones we love the most”.
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This last Grand Prix of the season will be decisive for the constructors’ title. Indeed, with 640 points, McLaren arrives in the United Arab Emirates as favorite for a title that the team has been chasing since 1998, a time when the driver duo was composed of Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard.
-At the age of 25 and 23, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri therefore have the opportunity to write their names in the prestigious history of the British team.
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