Zandvoort's gradually banked Turn 3 has claimed more victims across the 2023 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix weekend, with drivers explaining the factors contributing to its unique challenge.
Home hero Verstappen narrowly avoided a similar fate in the corner named after John Hugenholtz, the Dutch circuit designer who drew Suzuka, Zolder and Jarama amongst others.man Carlos Sainz's sizeable shunt in 2021's FP3.Initially, the Hugenholtzbocht was perhaps overshadowed by the Daytona-like banking of the final Arie Luyendyk corner, an easy flat that has since been cleared for DRS use.
"The line on the exit was a little bit different to the dry for a long time. I think just that the new tarmac was very slippery. And maybe with the banking, it made it a bit more tricky." When asked by Motorsport.com to weigh in on the factors that led to his costly FP2 crash when the track was still dry, Piastri said:"I think just the way you have to attack the banking, obviously it's not the smoothest transition in the world. And with such kind of strange behaviour on the tyres on the car, it reacts a little bit differently sometimes to what you would normally expect.
"On top of that, it turned out that the best line is already very high up, so very close to the barrier already. So, if things go wrong, you have almost no time to react or to save it."
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