Tens of thousands of fans come to Zandvoort for the final day of the Dutch Grand Prix

Tens of thousands of fans will once again attend the Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort race track on Sunday. The Formula 1 drivers will race for the world championship there. Max Verstappen will start in second place. The Red Bull driver was beaten during qualification on Saturday by Lando Norris from McLaren. Verstappen is not only the three-time world champion, but he has also secured pole position at the last three races in Zandvoort. He went on to win each of the three Dutch Grand Prix events.

The first race fans took to the track on Sunday morning for the final day of the Dutch Grand Prix. The Zandvoort circuit opened at 8 a.m.

oh i love empty and sunny zandvoort pic.twitter.com/hyHu04bg4R

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if you see these flags today on tv or if you're waving them today in zandvoort, think about us volunteers who got here at 5:45 am and made sure every single seat at every grandstand has a flag :) #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/KMVf9YRXCC

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Some of the residents along the circuit also got up early. They took advantage of the large influx of visitors by selling food and drinks. In the street decorated with flags, race fans can get coffee and Stroopwafels, among other things.

NS runs extra trains throughout the weekend to transport the hundreds of thousands of visitors to and from Zandvoort. By 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, over 4,500 race fans had already traveled to Zandvoort by train. "The trains are running, the atmosphere is good," said NS.

Formula 1 fans had to cope with bad weather on Friday and Saturday. The Code Yellow weather warning was in effect on both days. On Friday, the day began with strong winds and rain, but later the sun came through. It rained on Saturday in the morning but it was dry during qualifying. Although it was very crowded, not all the seats in the grandstands were taken. As the race fans left the track, rain and strong gusts of wind returned. There was also flooding on the event site.

The race starts on Sunday at 3 p.m. No rain is expected during the race. Before the race, Duncan Laurence will sing the national anthem. Flemming and Kris Kross Amsterdam will perform at the end of the Dutch GP.