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Zandvoort's banked corner 'intriguing' - Lammers

Nov.28 A severely banked corner will be an exciting feature of the refurbished Zandvoort circuit for the 2020 Dutch GP, according to race spokesman Jan Lammers. Lammers, a former F1 driver who also won Le Mans and later went into team management, is referring to the circuit's plans for a corner that will have an even steeper gradient than at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Zandvoort CEO Robert van Overdijk told BRN Nieuwsradio that the gradient will be 32 degrees, which is a 4.5 metre height distance from the bottom to the top. Lammers says it will be a unique challenge for the current F1 drivers. "How will they take that turn? Top, bottom, what is possible?" he told De...
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