Zandvoort Circuit Chief Stays Firm Amid F1 Contract Talks
May 3 - Officials at the Dutch F1 GP venue Zandvoort are breathing a sigh of relief, as circuit boss Robert van Overdijk decides to stay on board.
Recently, van Overdijk was strongly linked with a change of management career to the world of professional football, with several approaches rumoured to have been made.
But ahead of critical talks about extending the Dutch F1 GP contract beyond 2025, De Telegraaf newspaper now reports that van Overdijk is not only staying, but he's joining two other Dutchmen to become a co-owner of Zandvoort.
"For me, the appreciation, and the fact that I am now also a co-owner on top of the ambitions that we have, is a new incentive," he is quoted as saying.
One of the other co-owners and member of the Dutch royal family, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, admitted he is relieved that van Overdijk is staying.
"On the one hand, we as shareholders felt flattered by the reporting," he said when asked about the football rumours. "But on the other hand, it was also a wake-up call."
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Zandvoort will most likely start to alternate bi-annually with Spa-Francorchamps from 2026 onwards.
Zandvoort and spa are the most exciting tracks on the calender.popular with the fans only the best can master it.so lets get rid of it and gìve shamilton a chance of winning elswhere.
ok so hes the manager and now he owns a slice , mmmm 2% is a slice...!, maybe the % is what swung his decision to stay, cos for every buyer , you need a seller , not as if the Dutch Royal Family need a % of the track , just saying... but yes id hate either track to be off the calender, esp the Dutch Gp , i think its important for the Dutch fans esp while Max is winning, As a Brit , i cant imagine not having a British Grand Prix