Max Verstappen got the first taste of the new-look Zandvoort Circuit in The Netherlands, which will play host to the return of the Dutch Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver got behind the wheel of the championship-winning RB8 (2012) for a lap of the recently completed circuit, which has undergone a major refurbishment ahead of its F1 return.
The Dutchman completed a lap in the 1:22s, which means modern F1 cars will be well below that time and could well come close to the Red Bull Ring’s record lap time of 1:02, given they’re similar in length.
The circuit features two banked corners at Turn 3 (Hugenholtzbocht) and Turn 13 (Arie Luyendijkbocht), which have an angle of 18.7 degrees and 17.7 degrees respectively, forcing tyre supplier Pirelli to develop specific tyres for the grand prix.