Dutch Grand Prix organisers still have a mountain to climb


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Singapore Grand Prix - Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore - September 22, 2019 Third placed Max Verstappen of Red Bull during a post race press conference REUTERS/Thomas Peter

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Seven months before the Netherlands is due to hold its first Formula 1 Grand Prix since 1985, the organisers have yet to obtain the permits they need to expand the Zandvoort circuit - and environmentalists say they plan to block the race in court.

Bolstered by a recent court order over nitrogen emissions that has stalled thousands of building projects around the country, environmental group Mobilisation For The Environment said it would challenge the event's holders over the same issue if necessary.

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