Max Verstappen has stated he does not see the upcoming Dutch Grand Prix as a \u201cfarewell\u201d event, insisting there may be other events scheduled in the future at Zandvoort.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Dutch GP returned to the F1 calendar in 2021 amid Max Verstappen’s boom in popularity.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
However, this year’s edition, which will take place in less than two weeks, is set to be the final one for some time as its contract was not renewed with F1.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The event saw major support for the local favourite Verstappen since its return, but with its absence from the calendar coming, Verstappen is not seeing the upcoming round as a finale.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m taking a down-to-earth view of it, though,\u201d Verstappen told Formule 1 Magazine.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is indeed the last Formula 1 race, but the circuit will still be there, and other series will continue to come there.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cTest days can still be organised there, so it doesn\u2019t feel like a farewell to me.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, the massive orange celebration might come to an end, but we might be able to bring some of that back with a demo day, like in the past.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Zandvoort outlined that it chose not to extend its contract with F1 to protect itself from any financial long-term risks in doing so.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
It’s a decision that Verstappen understands.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great that the Dutch GP took place and especially how it went, but I also understand the reasoning behind the decision not to continue with it,\u201d he said.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important for them to know when enough is enough, to choose the right moment.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had some really great years; it\u2019s fine the way it is.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen has stated he does not see the upcoming Dutch Grand Prix as a \u201cfarewell\u201d event, insisting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3518,3521,3519,3522,3520,3517,3515,3513,3516,3514,111,139,69,3512,213],"class_list":["post-565493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-daniel-ricciardo","tag-f1-calendar","tag-f1-live","tag-f1-results","tag-f1-standings","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-motorsport","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}