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Verstappen urges Dutch government to back motorsport

Aug.7 Max Verstappen has urged the Dutch government to do more to protect the future of motorsport as Formula 1 prepares to leave Zandvoort after this month's final Dutch GP. The race returned in 2021 amid Verstappen's enormous popularity, with Bernie Ecclestone this week saying it would never have happened without the four-time world champion. But Verstappen says sustaining Dutch motorsport after Formula 1 leaves will require more than his own profile. 'That's not in my hands,' he told the Dutch magazine Formule 1 when asked how motorsport can remain popular in the Netherlands. 'The popularity mainly depends on the talent that is coming and hopefully someone will make it to Formula 1....
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