The 2021 Dutch Grand Prix has been confirmed to take place as scheduled and will be held at Zandvoort in the beginning of September, as reported by nltimes.nl. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge will officially announce the final approval for the event as they plan to update the country about coronavirus policy during a press conference which is schduled to take place today.
A maximum of two-thirds of the Zandvoort capacity will be given permission to take part in the event, while those attending the Grand Prix and supporting events during the first weekend in September will have to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a recent recovery from Covid-19, or a recent negative test result for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, according to nltimes.nl.
The Formula 1 Drivers’ Parade starts at 1:20 p.m. on September 5, and the race is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The track in Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, measures approximately 4.3 kilometers.
Practice laps for Formula 1 will take place on September 3. Formula 3 and the W Series will also hold practice laps and qualifiers on that date. F1 qualification follows on September 4, when the other series hold most of their race events.
There will be no overnight stays allowed at the Zandvoort event site, and thus it will fall outside the scope of the ban on multi-day events, according to NOS. People will likely be required to remain in their fixed seating locations.
Dutch driver Max Verstappen is in second place on the 2021 Driver Standings, eight points behind Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s Mercedes team is in first place with 303 points on the Constructor Standings table, ahead of Verstappen’s Red Bull Honda, which has 291.
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