After the Elfstedentocht and the New York marathon, car racing became the new sporting goal of our current king Willem-Alexander in the early 90s. The then crown prince was trained in silence. On the occasion of King’s Day, a special look back from FORMULE 1 Magazine with all involved in this secret operation: about the racing course at Circuit Zandvoort, security guards, confiscated film rolls and a veto from Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers. Or was it Queen Beatrix?
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