"Government can help build access roads"

Yesterday, 5:59 pm
, by Léon le Comte

The accessibility of the Circuit Zandvoort for the organization of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands is one of the injuries related to it. The access roads such as they are currently will not be able to cope with the large crowds that come with a race. The government party VVD is ready to think about a solution.

The arrival of Formula 1 in the Netherlands takes concrete forms. Last week, the management of the Formula 1 has a provisional place in the calendar 2020 for the Grand Prix of the Netherlands. FOM has a clear preference for Zandvoort. If Prince Bernhard of Orange and his associates do not get finances on time, Formula 1 goes to Assen. Zandvoort has until March 1 to submit its financial plan. The fee, necessary to organize the race, costs about twenty to thirty million euros. This amount must be increased by the sponsors.

The government does not intend to contribute to this. However, he is willing to contribute to the accessibility of Zandvoort, which leaves much to be desired. The VVD wants to improve access roads to the circuit and therefore also has a long-term eye. "The government is not going to put the required amount of 20 to 30 million euros on the table, but it can help, for example, to build access roads." When organizing a good race, an investment can be recovered by ten. for employment and the local economy, "states Rudmer Heerema, spokesperson for sports and education, in the radio show Haagse Lobby [19459012