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F1: Dutch Grand Prix expects Max mania to stay family friendly

Formula One Grand Prix on Friday said reigning world champion Max Verstappen would get a massive welcome home party and they were not expecting the misbehaviour from fans that marred some races earlier in the season. The picturesque seaside circuit of Zandvoort, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Amsterdam, turned orange hours before the first practice for this weekend's Grand Prix, as over 100,000 Dutch fans gathered to cheer on their local hero. Zandvoort made a return to Formula One after a 36-year absence last year, when Verstappen's victory on a sunny weekend was celebrated amid a frenzy of orange flags and flares.

Dutch Grand Prix expects Max mania to stay family friendly

ZANDVOORT : Organisers of the Dutch Formula One Grand Prix on Friday said reigning world champion Max Verstappen would get a massive welcome home party and they were not expecting the misbehaviour from fans that marred some races earlier in the season.

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