Whiting sees "great potential" in Dutch circuit as F1 track

F1's racing director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that he was at the Dutch racing track Zandvoort last month to see if the track would be fit to host a Grand Prix, and it has left a very positive impression on him.

While people in the Netherlands were scared that big changes be needed to get the beachside track up to snuff, Whiting said that only some tweaks would be necessary.

"I think that Zandvoort has great potential," Whiting told Motorsport.com at the Russian Grand Prix on his recent visit to the Netherlands.

"I think it's a little early to say more on that, but they'll come back to us with some proposals and then we'll look if it's possible [to hold a Grand Prix at Zandvoort], but purely in terms of the track, not keeping in mind the commercial side of the story."

Liberty Media had already hinted that a Grand Prix in the Netherlands would be interesting for them, as Dutch Max Verstappen fans already come in the tens of thousands to the Belgian and the Austrian Grand Prix to cheer on their fellow countryman.

The emergence of the 21-year-old has sparked interest in a potential Dutch Grand Prix, which is a Grand Prix that hasn't happened since Zandvoort hosted it back in 1985.