Dutch GP: Mick Schumacher suggests bumpy ride awaits drivers at Zandvoort

Mick Schumacher has suggested the bumpy, banked layout of Zandvoort could make for an uncomfortable ride this weekend for the drivers.

F1’s triple header continues this weekend at the seaside on the Dutch coast with the old-school Zandvoort circuit playing host to round 15 of the world championship and no doubt a Dutch party besides.

It’s one of the best atmospheres in F1 that the Dutch circuit provides and Max Verstappen will be looking to use that to his advantage as he aims to win on home turf.

For Mick Schumacher, meanwhile, the aim will be to try and get closer to the top ten this weekend compared to last weekend at Spa, where the circuit did not suit the Haas car very much at all.

Speaking ahead of the weekend, Mick said it’s hard to know right now how the track will treat the VF-22 but he suggested that bouncing might well be a factor at the track:

“It’s hard to say whether it’s going to suit our car or not, I would hope so. One thing that is for sure is it’s going to be a lot more difficult compared to last year.

“We have cars which are a lot more mechanical, and at tracks like Baku and others they’re a bit harder than we’d like it to be, and I guess Zandvoort is going to be one of those tracks as well. We have banked corners where cars are getting quite low, and we saw this year that once we get low, things turn out to be very bumpy.”

Bouncing is something we’ve seen a lot of this season with stiffer set-ups on the cars and on a banked track it might well be a prominent issue.

We’ll soon see who can deal with it best.