Formula 1 and BV Netherlands Motorsport

Four months ago, Sports Minister Bruno Bruins (VWS) presented the National Sport Agreement. The goal, among others, is to make the organization and finances of Dutch sport sustainable.

As a common thread, there will be future links with all sectors of society. Between schools and clubs and between different ministries.

Sport, a spider on the web.

We are currently working on the coloring of this agreement. It is therefore interesting to see how a Formula 1 Grand Prix at Zandvoort can serve as a test for the search for boundaries between the beginning and the end of responsibilities.

Because everyone realizes that this event goes beyond the simple sport. The overall impact, the economic effect, the so-called "Holland Marketing", the infrastructure, the environment and much more, Formula 1 is at its lowest under the Olympic Games. Until 2032, this is not feasible anyway for the Netherlands, but at a Grand Prix, a nation has to face many problems during the Games.

The safety factor is a big difference. Nowhere in the world is Formula 1 associated with violence. The proof is provided annually on the circuit of Zandvoort ("Maxdagen" with more than 100,000 spectators) and that of Assen (TT and Gamma Racing Day). Criminal cases go no further than the offenses of speeding and alcohol abuse

In summary, the often gigantic security costs at the Olympic Games are not applicable for a Grand Prix. For the rest, there are many parallels in the operational part. Therefore, to concentrate only on the organization established in Zandvoort is too limited, this is the case of the Netherlands BV

. The costs for the organization in the first year are between 30 and 40 million euros. On the other hand, there is a saving calculated between 80 and 110 million euros. The circuit of Zandvoort sees almost nothing because it is the income of food establishments, hotels, travel agencies, etc., which have no connection with the Ministry of Health, Well-being and Sports, but rather with those of Economic Affairs and Finance.

Crux therefore has a good analysis of how the costs (sports / VWS) go to profit (EZ, Finance, etc.) and how one can limit his advantage to the detriment of the other.

The same goes for businesses. For example, the multinational Heineken is deeply involved in the sponsorship of the Grand Prix of China and Mexico, as Jumbo is at the origin of the success of the Max Days in Zandvoort. What will be their contribution and who will follow at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Formula One Management Limited, owner of the Formula 1, waiting for a clear answer in a few months. Not only the Circuit de Zandvoort, but especially the Netherlands BV.