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The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort is the last one Formula 1 will ever run there, and Max Verstappen goes into his final home race winless and sixth in the championship. These are F1 Verdict’s predictions for the weekend.
Zandvoort drops off the Formula 1 calendar for 2027. The contract was not renewed, so the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix on 21-23 August is the final race at the circuit Max Verstappen’s success put back on the schedule. It is also the first Sprint weekend Zandvoort has ever hosted, the fifth of six Sprints in 2026, which means one hour of practice on Friday before the timing screens start counting. Liam Lawson steps into the second Red Bull with Isack Hadjar ruled out by a wrist injury, Yuki Tsunoda returns at Racing Bulls alongside Arvid Lindblad, and Kimi Antonelli arrives leading the championship on 219 points, chasing what would be Italy’s first Formula 1 world title since 1953. This video runs the storylines, the circuit, the Sprint format and the weather, and then makes the calls: pole, the Sprint winner, the number one pick for Sunday, and two outsiders worth watching.
WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS VIDEO
– Why Zandvoort leaves the calendar after 2026 and what that means for Verstappen’s last home race
– Verstappen’s 2026: sixth on 109 points, no wins, a one-off farewell helmet and an interview that plays the whole thing down
– The Red Bull seat that keeps changing hands: Hadjar out injured, Lawson up, Tsunoda back in a race seat
– The Zandvoort symmetry nobody is mentioning: Lawson’s F1 debut came at this circuit in 2023
– Antonelli’s championship lead, Hamilton 50 points back, and the reigning champion sitting fifth
– What the 2027 driver market has already locked in, and the one seat still generating noise
– How Zandvoort’s banking and single passing zone make Saturday’s grid position decisive
– The Sprint format, the one-hour practice problem, and a shower risk on Friday and Saturday
– THE CALLS: pole, Sprint winner, race winner and two outsiders
COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Is the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix the last race at Zandvoort? Yes. The contract was not renewed and Zandvoort drops off the calendar for 2027.
Is the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix a Sprint weekend? Yes, and it is the first Sprint ever held at Zandvoort, the fifth of six in 2026.
Who is driving the second Red Bull at Zandvoort? Liam Lawson, replacing Isack Hadjar, who is out with a wrist injury sustained during the summer shutdown.
Who is driving for Racing Bulls? Yuki Tsunoda returns to a race seat alongside Arvid Lindblad.
Has Max Verstappen won a race in 2026? No. He is sixth in the standings on 109 points going into his final home Grand Prix.
How many laps is the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix? 72 laps on Sunday, with a 24-lap Sprint on Saturday.
Mentioned in this video: Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda, Arvid Lindblad, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Racing Bulls, Williams, Circuit Zandvoort, Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1.
THE VERDICT: grid position decides this one. Verstappen has the best chance of the weekend in Saturday’s Sprint, but over 72 laps at a circuit where overtaking barely happens, the fastest car starting at the front is the pick.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 The Last One Ever
0:56 How We Score This
1:12 Verstappen’s Final Home Race
1:30 The Helmet And The Shrug
2:07 The Red Bull Seat Changes Hands Again
2:48 Sixty Minutes And Nowhere To Hide
3:35 Antonelli And A Seventy Three Year Drought
4:18 Paddock Rumours, Graded
4:31 Sainz Locked In, Tsunoda Looking Away
5:38 What Zandvoort Does To Everyone
6:15 The Sprint And The Sky
7:09 THE CALLS: Predictions
9:43 Your Top Three
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