Al Dutch Grand Prix will be used mix C1 as hard, C2 as medium and C3 as soft. It is the same choice used by Pirelli for the last two years since the track returned to the Formula 1 calendar. The only difference is that the current C1 compound is softer than the previous one. 32 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held on the Zandvoort circuit, starting in 1952. The track has returned to the calendar in 2021 after 35 years of absence. The most successful team is the Ferrari with 8 first places and the driver with the most successes (4) in the history of the track is Jim Clark.
Without forgetting last year
Most drivers finished the 2022 race having made three stops. On paper, the fastest strategy in Zandvoort is a two stops. There is also the possibility of making just one pitstop if you are able to manage the tires as best as possible. Last year, the opportunity of the additional stop, with the final part of the race run on Soft, was offered by the safety car, entered the track first virtually and then physically. Overtaking is certainly not easy due to the constant changes in direction due to the numerous bends and the road surface which is at times very narrow. Qualifying is therefore even more important in order to obtain a good placing in the race.

Pirelli warns: watch out for the wind
The Zandvoort runway was inaugurated in 1948 and is located among sand dunes, a few tens of meters from the North Sea. As also happened in Sakhir, it can happen that the wind coming from the coast pushes sand onto the track, reducing the grip of the tyres. The Dutch weekend is the first after the championship's summer break. F1 will also race next week in Monza. In fact, the 1 Formula 3 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix will take place from 1 to 2023 September, the home race for the Ferrari and AlphaTauri teams.

Isola: “Zandvoort one of the most challenging slopes”
To present the Dutch GP, there was no shortage of words from Mario Isola, head of Pirelli's Motorsport area: “The second part of the season begins with a particularly fascinating appointment. The Dutch Grand Prix is in fact held at Zandvoort, one of the tracks more traditional and demanding than motor racing, which returned to the Formula 1 calendar three years ago on the wave of enthusiasm created in the Netherlands by Max's successes Verstappen, which has repaid its fans with two victories in the last two editions. The track is a lot sinuous and has two banked curves, 3 and 14, with a steeper slope than those in Indianapolis, just to offer a point of comparison. On curves with these characteristics, the stress on the tires increases as the normal forces exerted vertically increase because the travel speed is much greater than on curves without a slope.".
"For this race we have chosen to present again, at least in name, the same compounds as last year (C1, C2 and C3): it should be kept in mind that the current C1 was introduced this season and is positioned between the C2 and the old C1, now known as C0. In terms of strategies, in 2022, in a race where there were also two neutralisations, 14 riders, including the first three classified, used all three compounds, confirming the wide range of options available for the racing walls. teams".
SOURCE: Pirelli F1 Media