Prince Bernhard of Orange will, after August 23, the day of the last Dutch GP in Zandvoort, proudly look back on what has been achieved by the organization over the years, according to him. “For years we have organized the best Formula 1 event in the history of Formula 1,” he says in an exclusive interview with FORMULE 1 Magazine.
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Read the full interview with Bernhard of Orange in the special Zandvoort edition of FORMULE 1 Magazine. The magazine will be in stores from next week and can already be ordered here. Below is a short passage from the interview.
Prince Bernhard of Orange (56) was one of the initiators of the return of Formula 1 to Zandvoort and until this week co-owner of the circuit. He has decided to relinquish all his business interests, including those in the circuit and all his real estate. His business partners Menno de Jong and Coen Groeneveld will take over his business interests. Bernhard’s interests in the Media Park in Hilversum and the IT company Levi9 will also be transferred to his business partners. As a result, he no longer has investments in private and commercial real estate.
Impact Dutch GP Zandvoort
Bernhard is naturally still closely involved in the preparations for the last edition of the Dutch GP in Zandvoort on August 23. As far as he is concerned, one thing is absolutely certain, he emphasizes.
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Bernhard: “With Zandvoort we have made a big impact. In two directions: towards the Netherlands and the world, and towards the sport. With the Netherlands, we have shown in the broadest sense, from companies to fans, what we can do. For years we have organized the best Formula 1 event in the history of Formula 1. Without our orange fans, by the way, that would never have succeeded. These have been incredibly beautiful years. The Dutch GP has been a wonderful calling card for the Netherlands.”
Bernhard: “Before Formula 1 came to the Netherlands, many people thought we were crazy. Many said: you shouldn’t want that, you will go bankrupt. But we managed it anyway. I see the circuit as a piece of national heritage, to which we have added a new chapter with the return of Formula 1. Now it is time for the next chapters.”
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