Dutch GP in pictures as F1 prepares for Zandvoort farewell

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Dutch GP in pictures as F1 prepares for Zandvoort farewell

ByAlan Jewell

BBC Sport
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Formula 1 says farewell to the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend with the final event at Zandvoort before it drops off the calendar.

Orange smoke has hung in the air of the seaside venue since it returned to the schedule in 2021 after a 36-year absence, with sell-out crowds overwhelmingly supporting Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Despite its popularity, organisers have not been able to make the event work financially and have decided not to continue hosting F1.

Before Zandvoort signs off, we take a look back at a selection of images from the Dutch Grand Prix, which was first run as an F1 event in 1952.

Jim Clark driving his Lotus during the 1965 Dutch Grand Prix. The Netherlands flag is flying in the backgroundImage source, Getty Images
A photographer stood on the inside of the first corner, Tarzan, as cars go round it at the start of the 1969 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Sally Courage, the wife of Piers Courage, reading a novel at the 1970 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
James Hunt stood with the key figures in the Hesketh team: From the left, Lord Hesketh, team manager Anthony 'Bubbles' Horsley and designer Harvey PostlethwaiteImage source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Niki Lauda and Lotus' Mario Andretti side by side during the 1977 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
McLaren's James Hunt and Lotus' Mario Andretti collide during the 1977 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
At the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Gilles Villeneuve drives his Ferrari with a shredded left rear wheel barely hanging on to his carImage source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Gilles Vileneuve goes off at Tarzan during the 1981 Dutch Grand Prix, throwing dirt and dust into the airImage source, Getty Images
Spectators run from the scene of the accident, and tyres and dust fly into the air, as Rene Arnoux crashes his Renault during the 1982 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Niki Lauda ahead of McLaren team-mate Alain Prost during the 1985 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Dutch fans greet Red Bull's Max Verstappen with orange flares on the race's return to the F1 calendar in 2021Image source, Getty Images
Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives around a hairpin with orange smoke in the air after Dutch fans let off flares during the 2022 grand prixImage source, Getty Images
Fans stood on sand dunes watch the 2022 Dutch Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Logan Sargeant jumps out of his smoking Williams after crashed in final practice, causing extensive damage which meant he was unable to take part in qualifying. He was dropped by Williams the following weekImage source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc sat on sand dunes after retiring from the Dutch Grand Prix, while using a mobile phoneImage source, Getty Images

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