Verstappen’s home Dutch GP extends F1 contract through 2025
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and team's principal Christian Horner celebrate Verstappen's third championship title after the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Hussein Malla]
LONDON (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen will have a home race until at least 2025 after the Dutch Grand Prix agreed to a two-year contract extension. The race at the Zandvoort seaside circuit has proved popular since returning to the schedule in 2021 after a gap of 26 years. Both editions of the race since it was reinstated have been won by home favorite Verstappen. The 2023 race is scheduled for Aug. 27.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sunday, Nov.20, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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FILE - Fireworks go off as Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix auto race, at the Zandvoort racetrack, in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on Sept. 4, 2022. Formula One champion Max Verstappen will have a home race until at least 2025 after the Dutch Grand Prix agreed to a two-year contract extension, F1 said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 2021 at the seaside Zandvoort circuit for the first time since 1985 and has attracted packed crowds to cheer Red Bull driver Verstappen, who has won both races since its return. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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FILE - Fireworks go off along the stands packed with cheering fans as Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix auto race, at the Zandvoort racetrack, in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on Sept. 4, 2022. Formula One champion Max Verstappen will have a home race until at least 2025 after the Dutch Grand Prix agreed to a two-year contract extension, F1 said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 2021 at the seaside Zandvoort circuit for the first time since 1985 and has attracted packed crowds to cheer Red Bull driver Verstappen, who has won both races since its return. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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