The is the
Dutch team of
A1 Grand Prix , an international racing series.
Its car, in the Dutch national colour orange, was presented to the public on
September 16 ,
2005 .
''A1 Team The Netherlands'' owner is
Jan Lammers . The team is managed from Lammer's racing team
Racing For Holland .
The main driver for the
Dutch team is
Jos Verstappen . Backup driver is
Jeroen Bleekemolen
The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team The Netherlands. In first two sprint races the dutch car was hit in the first turn on both the
Brands Hatch and
EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, a good as 4th up to 19th positions as endresults.
The street circuit of
Durban, South Afrika brought the first victory for A1 Team The Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the
Swiss car. A manouvre that failed during the sprint race.
