But is the research completely representative?
A special inquiry in our inbox today. According to a research van Acties.nl and PanelWizard would be more or less against the F1 race in Zandvoort, more than half of the Netherlands. It would ‘not fit within current climate policy’. The distribution in the Netherlands is striking. By far the most critics can be found in Drenthe, where the TT Circuit Assen is located. 74 percent think it is not appropriate. You might question its objectivity. In Limburg, Max Verstappen’s home base, there is the least resistance with 45 percent. In North Holland itself it is 54 percent.
People from Drenthe want the race in Assen
According to the survey of more than 1,000 people, about 33 percent think that the F1 race should be moved to the circuit in Assen. The reasons would include the (unfair) business involvement of Prince Bernhard and the attack on the environment. The latter apparently makes less difference in Assen. With 69 percent, residents of Drenthe are the biggest supporters of the move, but 29 percent of North Hollanders would also like to see the race come to an end.
Incidentally, we suspect that you are more likely to participate in such a survey if you do not agree with something – just look at bad reviews of restaurants. Or dissatisfied people on the social platforms, you hear that the most. We dare to say that you should not take the research as complete truth, because F1 is currently one of the most popular sports in the Netherlands.
Of course there will be a lot of people who are against the GP of the Netherlands. People who don’t really need it, who are strongly against it or who would rather not have such an event in their backyard. But given the special distribution of the opponents in the Netherlands, it tastes as if there is still some dissatisfaction with the state of affairs in the north of the country.
Offsetting the impact on the climate
Almost three quarters of the respondents believe that the organization behind the car race invests part of the proceeds in the climate as compensation. That in itself is never a bad idea. Would the climate still want VIP tickets?
