告别赞德福特：F1荷兰大奖赛的难忘瞬间
赞德福特赛道本周末最后一次举办F1荷兰大奖赛。该赛道2021年重返赛历后宣布于2024年底退出，Autosport记者们回顾了他们在赞德福特的美好回忆。
再见赞德沃特：我们的撰稿人分享F1荷兰大奖赛的个人亮点
随着赞德沃特本周末举办最后一届F1荷兰大奖赛，我们的撰稿人分享他们在这条海滨赛道的难忘时刻
本周末， Formula 1 赛车将最后一次在赞德沃特的沙丘间飞驰，这条海滨赛道即将举办最后一届荷兰大奖赛。该赛道于2021年重返赛历，并在2024年底宣布退出。
在终点格旗最后一次挥舞之前，我们的撰稿人回顾了他们在赞德沃特最珍贵的记忆——包括精彩的比赛、海滨的环境以及充满活力的橙色车迷人群。
对我来说，2021年的那一届仍然是最难忘的赞德沃特体验。在1985年那场比赛之后，这项赛车运动的巅峰赛事离开了荷兰，当时没有人想到重返荷兰沙丘会是可能的。因此，当一级方程式的巡回大军再次降临赞德沃特赛道时，那感觉几乎是超现实的。
更重要的是，当时新冠疫情的限制措施仍然有效，使得荷兰大奖赛成为在该地区经历了几乎没有举办此类大型活动余地的时期之后，最早举办的重大体育赛事之一。
最后同样重要的是：那一年是2021年，一级方程式历史上最激烈的冠军争夺战之一的那一年。
在八月那个特别的星期日，所有这些因素汇聚在一起，尤其是在发车区。在奏响国歌、车手们走回自己的赛车进入状态之后，你能感受到在场的所有人之间逐渐升腾的紧张气氛。
那么，最能概括这场为期四天的荷兰大奖赛狂欢的瞬间是什么？当维斯塔潘戴上头盔的那一刻，DJ决定再次通过音响大放《Super Max》——这可能是当天第五十次播放了。
再加上2021年的赛车超车难度很大，这意味着一切都取决于起步，而整支橙色军团只为一个人而来。维斯塔潘肩上的压力是巨大的。
令赛事推广方欣慰的是，这位荷兰车手顶住了所有这些压力，为这场比赛送上了梦想中的冠军。
当时任红牛车队领队的克里斯蒂安·霍纳在周日晚上离开赛道时，他恰如其分地总结了这个周末：“就好像我在夜店里连着待了四天没停过。”如今终点线已在眼前，2021年的这届比赛仍然是迄今为止最令人难忘的一届。
我记得当赞德沃特即将加入F1赛历的消息传来时，我感到非常惊讶。虽然荷兰大奖赛的传闻已经有一段时间了，随着维斯塔潘效应让荷兰人心潮澎湃、整个国家重新燃起对F1的热情，但赞德沃特自1985年底之后就退出了赛历，而且它给人的感觉与锦标赛的愿景不太契合——这项运动当时追求的是不惜工本的沙漠赛道，以及靠巨额公共投资基金吸引发展中国家。多哈和吉达与一个小海滨小镇同时加入赛历，这种反差是显而易见的；这就好比博格诺里吉斯突然找到了举办比赛的资金……
但赞德沃特承诺让自己的比赛与众不同，尽管它可用的空间非常紧凑。它对倾斜弯道的运用是一个聪明的解决方案，让3号弯和14号弯呈现出截然不同的特征。再加上车迷们把节日般的氛围带进赛场，这里充满了个性与喧嚣，笼罩在一层烟雾弥漫、橙色调的面纱之中。
2023年当我与前同事马特·凯乌一起报道这场比赛时，我们想出了一个绝妙的主意——就在赞德沃特本地订了一间爱彼迎（Airbnb）民宿。从公寓到赛道只需轻快的半小时步行，本来非常方便，直到周六早上天降大雨。那天余下的时间里我们都穿着有点湿的衣服，因为提供的雨伞几乎起不到什么保护和遮挡作用……
正如我所暗示的，去一条赛道工作，结束一天的工作后，步行五分钟就能到一家海滨餐厅吃晚饭，这种感觉确实有些不协调。然而这也让一切更加愉快；你会珍视那些能提供一些不同体验的赛道，而赞德沃特无疑做到了这一点。
在赛道边观看赛车同样令人难忘。看着车手们在倾斜的3号弯试探外侧线路、几乎贴到墙边，是一种全新的体验；再往下走到5号和6号弯的连续曲折处，看他们擦着地面通过，更能体会到他们每跑一圈有多辛苦——基本上没有哪里可以让他们放松，只有车手真正进入节奏，才能跑出成功的一圈。
比赛本身只能算一般——对于一条技术性强且狭窄的赛道来说，大概也在意料之中，尽管根据天气和具体情况，偶尔也会超出预期。那么，F1的损失就是电动方程式（Formula E）的收获了——而且我认为第四代赛车（Gen4）在这条海滨赛道上会大放异彩。
我最早观看电视转播大奖赛的记忆来自1982赛季。那一年的几次悲剧对当时九岁的我来说几乎没有留下印象，但在赛季初的几场比赛中，我总是被两辆法拉利领跑的画面吸引——似乎大部分时间都是如此——而默里·沃克在解说席上兴奋地叽叽喳喳。
我在东约克郡长大，这意味着英国本土的大奖赛场地在地理上离我相当遥远。所以，当荷兰站的电视转播开始时——默里在镜头中直升机俯瞰沙丘环抱赛道画面中调动气氛——想象这条赞德沃特赛道，既充满迷人的异域风情，又似乎近在咫尺，实在令人着迷。
在那个年代，夏日外出自然会意味着在诸如布里德灵顿这类海风呼啸的海滨度假地，或是在非常特别的场合去斯卡伯勒，毫无仪式感地被按进冰冷的北海里。谁能想到，那片灰色地平线之外，就坐落着这样一处高雅别致的大奖赛举办地！
事实证明，这是迪迪耶·皮罗尼为法拉利赢得的最后一场胜利，此后不久他便遭遇了终结职业生涯的事故。我对这场比赛的记忆是，他早早地把法拉利开到了惯常的领跑位置，此后便无人能撼动。在YouTube上重新观看英国广播公司对这场比赛的转播，也印证了这一印象。这正是1982年赛季的一个缩影：雷诺赛车速度飞快却脆弱不堪；涡轮增压赛车在单圈速度上占据统治地位，却常常在滚滚浓烟中退赛；而总冠军的形势也和你记忆中的不大一样（此时领跑的是约翰·沃森）。
年纪更大、眼光更为挑剔的人会注意到那些细节：地面效应赛车像钟摆一样上下颠簸（海豚跳），屏幕上几乎没有什么图文信息，解说员很可能根本不在赛道现场，却要在没有任何赛道上的缠斗可供描述的情况下，硬着头皮填满大量的转播时间。但在当时，这一切似乎都令人兴奋不已。
接下来的那个星期四，当我在父母的店里翻阅《赛车运动》杂志时，奈杰尔·罗巴克似乎也持相同的看法。
“在最近世界锦标赛赛历上的一些地方之后，”他写道，“赞德沃特看起来又像是真正的（大奖赛）赛车了，让赛车和车手有机会舒展筋骨，摆脱二挡行驶。或许我们对这个地方的喜爱还因为一个事实而加深：就在几周前，它似乎已经和斯帕、克莱蒙费朗以及纽博格林一起，被锁进了赛车历史的保险库。在赛季中期去那里，就像在超市货架上发现了一瓶拉图酒。”
鉴于我的父母是卫理公会教徒，奈杰尔要是想在他们经营的报刊亭货架上寻找好酒，那可就要落空了。不过，既然赞德沃特在44年后终于走进历史的长河，也许我们举杯畅饮一杯美酒来纪念它的离去，正是最合适不过的。
骑行娱乐、油炸食品与一级方程式赛车
作为赛车运动网络编辑团队的一员，能外出参加比赛周末的机会寥寥无几，这意味着我大多数时候去看大奖赛都是以购票车迷的身份前往。去年我就是以车迷的身份去了赞德沃特。不过，因为我喜欢给自己找麻烦，我决定骑车去比赛……从伦敦出发。
在三天时间里、骑行近300公里，我和我那群杂牌队友穿越了东伦敦的荒野、东英吉利的大平原以及（西）荷兰的平坦地带。一路上腿酸、爆胎，还遭遇了几场倾盆大雨。但带着满满一包荷兰焦糖华夫饼（stroopwafel），并在我最喜欢的三明治店（鹿特丹的Baker & Moore）补充能量之后，我们逐渐靠近了那座海边赛道。在最后的接近路段，我们加入了数百名同样骑车前往的车迷队伍，在匆忙锁好自行车、找到第一个自行车停放点之后，我们赶在第三节自由练习赛开始前到达了赛道。
到了那里，我被赛道的氛围深深吸引了。当然，在一片橙色的看台里，我们这群人几乎没有马克斯·维斯塔潘的周边商品，显得格外扎眼，但等到那首歌播放到第五遍时，我们也扯着嗓子大喊“嘟、嘟、嘟、嘟”了。那一年的场上争夺也出人意料地精彩：兰多·诺里斯就在我们正前方退赛，而伊萨克·哈贾尔则捧得了辉煌的生涯首个领奖台。
但到了周末结束的时候，最让我难以忘怀的，是车迷们的热情、看台上那种有感染力的欢乐，以及随手就能买到配蛋黄酱的薯条或夹炸肉卷面包的便利。赞德沃特，我们会非常想念你。
狭窄又老旧的赞德沃特不适合举办F1比赛的理由有很多，但它能办成比赛的理由有三十万个。用前红牛车队成员克里斯蒂安·霍纳的话说，马克斯·维斯塔潘狂热的车迷群体把这个冷清的海滨度假地变成了“夜店”。
自维斯塔潘少年时期首次惊艳登场以来，这种支持便是无与伦比的，但赞德沃特的主办方能够将这些车迷引导进这条老式赛道并让他们乐在其中，这种做法值得称赞。
荷兰大奖赛一直是将大奖赛周末打造成贯穿整周末的嘉年华的潮流引领者，尽管对于如此狭小的赛道而言，其中一些后勤工作仍然困难重重，但赛事高度依赖火车和自行车来运送车迷进出赛场的做法，对赛历上的其他推广方来说是一个值得研究的范例。
那种热烈的氛围让赞德沃特成为一站令人愉快的比赛，即使赛道上的比赛内容并不总是能够与之相匹配。
英文原文
Farewell Zandvoort: Our writers' personal highlights from the F1 Dutch GP
With Zandvoort hosting its final F1 Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, our writers share their highlights from the seaside circuit
For one final time, Formula 1 cars will race around the sand dunes of Zandvoort this weekend as the seaside circuit prepares to host its final Dutch Grand Prix. After its re-entry into the calendar in 2021, the track announced its exit at the end of 2024.
Ahead of the chequered flag flying for the final time, our writers look back on some of their fondest memories from Zandvoort - including the racing action, seaside setting and vibrant orange crowds.
For me, the 2021 edition remains the most memorable Zandvoort experience. Nobody had thought a return to the Dutch dunes would be possible after the pinnacle of motorsport left the Netherlands following the 1985 race. That made it almost surreal to see the F1 circus descend on Circuit Zandvoort once again.
On top of that, COVID restrictions were still in place at the time, making the Dutch Grand Prix one of the first major sporting events in the country after a period in which there had been very little scope for organisers to stage anything on such a scale.
And last but not least: it was 2021, the year of one of the most intense title fights in F1 history.
On that particular Sunday in August, all those ingredients came together, especially on the grid. After the national anthem had been played and the drivers walked back to their cars to get into the zone, you could feel the tension building among everyone present.
And what best summed up the four-day festival that is the Dutch GP? The moment Verstappen put on his helmet, the DJ decided to blast ‘Super Max’ through the speakers once again – probably for the 50th time that day.
Add to that the fact that overtaking had proved difficult with the 2021 cars, meaning everything hinged on the start, while the entire orange army had turned up for just one man. The pressure on Verstappen’s shoulders was immense.
To the delight of the promoters, the Dutchman managed to withstand all that pressure and give the event its dream winner.
When then-Red Bull team principal Christian Horner left the track on Sunday evening, he aptly summed up the weekend: “It’s like I’ve been in a nightclub non-stop for four days.” With the finish line now in sight, that 2021 edition remains by far the most memorable one.
I recall being very surprised by the news that Zandvoort was set to join the F1 calendar. Although a Dutch Grand Prix had been rumoured for some time, as the Verstappen effect set hearts in the Netherlands aflutter and the nation found renewed enthusiasm for F1, Zandvoort had been off the calendar since the end of 1985 and felt too... let's say, out of alignment with the championship's vision for no-expense-spared circuits in the desert and to suckle on the teat of developing nations with massive public investment funds. The juxtaposition of Doha and Jeddah joining the calendar at the same time as a small beach town was perceptible; it would be like if Bognor Regis suddenly found the funds to host a race...
But Zandvoort pledged to make its race different, despite the compact nature of the space available to it. Its use of banking was a smart solution and offered a very different profile to Turns 3 and 14. That, plus the festival-like nature carried into the circuit by the fans, offered personality and noise enshrouded by a smoky, orange-tinged veil.
When I covered the race with my former colleague Matt Kew in 2023, we hit upon a bit of a blinder as we found an Airbnb in Zandvoort itself. It took a brisk half-hour walk to get from the apartment to the circuit, convenient until the heavens opened on the Saturday morning. We spent the rest of the day in slightly damp clothes, as the provided umbrella offered little protection or respite...
As I've alluded to, it felt a bit incongruous to visit a race circuit, finish work for the day, and then walk five minutes to make our way to a beach restaurant for a spot of dinner. That made it all the more enjoyable, however; you value circuits that offer something a bit different, and Zandvoort certainly did so.
Watching the cars trackside was equally memorable. Seeing the drivers flirt with the outside line at the banked Turn 3 and get ever-so-close to the wall was a new experience, and meandering further down to see them scrape the floor through the kinks of Turns 5 and 6 demonstrated how hard they had to work with each lap; there wasn't really anywhere for them to relax, and a successful lap can only be achieved if a driver's truly in the rhythm.
The racing itself has been so-so - probably as you'd expect for a technical and tight circuit, although occasionally exceeding those expectations depending on the weather and the circumstance. F1's loss, then, is Formula E's gain - and I think the Gen4 machinery will excel on their seaside sojourn.
My earliest memories of watching televised grand prix racing are of the 1982 season. Its several tragedies were rather lost on the nine-year-old me, but throughout the early races I was captivated by the sight – more often than not, it seemed – of the two Ferraris leading while Murray Walker chirruped excitedly on the commentary.
Growing up in East Yorkshire meant the grand prix venues on UK soil were geographically rather far removed. So, as the TV coverage of the Dutch round got underway – Murray revving things up over an establishing helicopter shot of the circuit among the dunes – it was fascinating to conceive of this Zandvoort, at once entrancingly exotic and yet eminently reachable.
Summer days out in this era naturally entailed being dunked without ceremony into the bitter North Sea at wind-lashed resorts such as Bridlington or, on very special occasions, Scarborough. To think that this rarefied grand prix destination lay just over that grey horizon!
This was Didier Pironi’s last victory for Ferrari, as it turned out, before his career-ending accident, and my memory of the race is of him driving his Ferrari to its customary place in the lead early on and running unchallenged thereafter. Re-watching the BBC coverage of the race on YouTube confirmed that impression. It is the 1982 season in a microcosm: the Renaults fast but fragile; turbo-powered cars dominating in terms of laptime but often expiring in clouds of smoke; and the championship picture not quite how you recall it (John Watson leading at this point).
Older and more jaundiced eyes spot the details: ground-effect cars porpoising pendulously, little in the way of on-screen graphics, commentators who probably aren’t even trackside having to fill vast quantities of time in the absence of any on-track battles to describe. But it seemed very exciting at the time.
The following Thursday, as I read Autosport in my parents’ shop, Nigel Roebuck seemed to concur.
“After some of the places on the recent world championship schedule,” he wrote, “Zandvoort seemed like real grand prix racing again, an opportunity for cars and drivers to stretch their legs again, to get out of second gear. And perhaps our enjoyment of the place was enhanced by the fact that, until a few weeks ago, it appeared to have joined Spa, Clermont Ferrand and the Nurburgring, locked away in the vault of racing history. Going there, in the middle of the season, was like finding a bottle of Latour on a supermarket shelf.”
Given that my parents are Methodists, Nigel would have been out of luck scouting the shelves of their newsagency for fine wine. But as Zandvoort finally makes its way into the vault of history 44 years later, perhaps it’s only fitting that we should mark its passing by raising a glass of something nice.
Cycling for fun, fried food and Formula 1
As one of the desk team at Motorsport Network, the opportunities to get out to race weekends are few and far between, which means that, more often than not, if I do go to a grand prix it’s as a paying fan. And it was as a fan that I made it to Zandvoort last year. However, because I like making things hard for myself, I decided to cycle to the race... from London.
Over three days and almost 300km, me and my party of misfits traversed the wilds of East London, the plains of East Anglia and the flats of the (west) Netherlands. There were sore legs, punctures and a few monumental downpours. But armed with a bag full of stroopwafels and fuelled by a stop at my favourite sandwich shop (Baker & Moore in Rotterdam) we edged closer to the seaside circuit. On the final approach, we joined hundreds of other riders en route, and after hurriedly tying up at the first bike park we found, we made it to the track just as FP3 kicked off.
Once there, I was sucked in by the atmosphere at the track. Sure, the lack of Max Verstappen merchandise among my party stood out in our orange grandstand, but by the fifth play through, we too were bellowing “duh duh duh duh” at the top of our lungs. The on-track action was surprisingly good that year too, with Lando Norris conking out from the race right in front of us, and Isack Hadjar clinching a glorious maiden podium.
But by the end of the weekend, what stuck with me the most was the passion of the fans, the fun that was infectious in the stands and the easy access to friet met mayonaise or kaassouffle met broodje. Zandvoort, you will be sorely missed.
There are a lot of reasons why cramped and dated Zandvoort shouldn't work for F1, but 300,000 reasons why it did. Max Verstappen's ardent fanbase turned the sleepy beach resort into a "night club", in the words of former Red Bull man Christian Horner.
That support has been unparalleled since Verstappen first burst onto the scene as a teenager, but the manner in which the Zandvoort organisers were able to corral those fans into the old school circuit and keep them entertained deserves praise.
The Dutch Grand Prix has been a trendsetter in turning a grand prix weekend into a weekend-long festival, and while some of the logistics involved remain difficult for such a small circuit, the event's heavy reliance on trains and bicycles to get fans in and out of the circuit is a case study for other promoters on the calendar.
That electric atmosphere has made Zandvoort an enjoyable race to come to, even if the on-track product hasn't always been able to keep up.
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