RED BULL’s Max Verstappen and Alex Albon have gone Dutch in a special video to celebrate what would have been the first F1 race in the Netherlands for 35 years.
The coronavirus pandemic has seen F1 rip up its calendar with ten races being scrapped or postponed, including the race at Zandvoort.
Alex Albon and Max Verstappen toured Holland in their Red Bulls
Albon and Verstappen were due to race in Holland only for coronavirus to intervene
But the guys at Red Bull had already been out filming to produce an exciting video taking in the sights of the Netherlands.
Called the “Dutch Road Trip: From Port to Zandvoort” the two F1 stars travel through ten locations across the country driving the Red Bull Racing RB7s and RB8s.
Verstappen said: “If we can’t race, then I think it’s great to put something out there for our fans and it’s very cool to show everyone a bit of Holland.
“I think it’s very special and Red Bull are the only ones doing this kind of thing.
“Normally you only see F1 cars on a race track but we do crazy stuff on snow, on the beach.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to see this in front of their homes.
“Plus, I got to do some laps of the new Zandvoort Circuit, so very happy with that!
“Of course, we are very much looking forward to going racing again once it is safe, that’s what we all want.
“We were all very much looking forward to having a home Grand Prix in the Netherlands but hopefully later in the year or whenever it’s possible to race again we can get that started.”
The video represented a huge technical challenge, involving camera cars, multiple drones, helmet cams and road closures across the country as the crowds poured out to see our F1 cars in action.
Albon and Verstappen drove all around Holland, taking in some incredible sights
Albon and Verstappen will be hoping to return to the track soon
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing support team coordinator, Mark Willis, added: “A Formula One car is not designed to drive slowly and even at 90kph, which is the top speed of the truck the boys encounter, it still struggles.
“Being in first gear all the time is not good for the car, the engine’s too hot and we can come across problems.
“These cars are designed to race Grands Prix and what we put them through is not what they were made to do.”
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Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
