F1 24 Zandvoort Car Setup (Updated After Handling Patch)

Update: This setup has been created after the big handling patch.

Returning from the summer break, we’ll find ourselves at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. This classic track, which returned to the F1 calendar a few years ago, is a very technical circuit where overtaking can be hard.

Like tracks such as Monaco and Hungary, Zandvoort rewards a higher downforce car setup. This will allow you to qualify well and, hopefully, control the race from the front of the grid.

Best Netherlands setup for F1 24

Below is our recommended Netherlands car setup for Zandvoort in F1 24. This setup was updated after the big update to F1 24 that changed how the cars handle.

Here is our recommended F1 24 Netherlands setup which has been designed for races, not time trial and has been created using a racing wheel.

Aerodynamic setup

Starting this car setup is the aerodynamics, and you have to run things pretty high for Zandvoort. I wouldn’t recommend setting the front and rear wing angles to Monaco levels, as there is a pretty long straight that we need to consider.

I have still gone high at 46 for the front wing aero setup and 35 at the rear. This offset promotes good responsiveness during the initial turn in phase, and should hopefully eliminate too much understeer.

Comparing this to a time trial setup which would run the rear wing lower and front wing higher, we do have to build in some inherent understeer to this race setup. A time trial approach of say 50 front wing and 30 rear wing would simply have too much oversteer to comfortably manage through an entire race.

Transmission setup

Zandvoort has a pretty unique layout, and there aren’t many heavy traction zones throughout a lap. This lets us increase the on throttle differential to 65%, and we could set this even higher still if you feel comfortable. This will give the car a good push through the faster corners, allowing for better high speed traction and rotation.

--- Article continues below --- Shop Sim Racing Discounts

3% Discount
SIMRACINGSETUP Shop All MOZA Racing Discounts 5% Discount
SIMRACINGSETUP 5% Discount
SIMRACINGSETUP24

For the off throttle differential, I have this balanced at 45%. Going much lower can help reduce a little more understeer, but will start to introduce some unwanted mid-corner behaviour.

Then, much like the off throttle diff, I’ve set the engine braking pretty balanced at 60%. This is high enough to achieve full ERS recovery each lap, but not too high that we start to destabilise the car.

Suspension geometry setup

Zandvoort has a lot of medium speed to fast corners which all benefit from a left, left camber setup. This will punish the tyres a little, but the performance gain outweighs the tyre wear so I’d recommend this route.

I have set the front toe far left like most setups, then used the rear toe to stabilise the rear of the car a touch. Go with 0.18 on the rear toe-in setup.

Suspension setup

I spent the most time adjusting the suspension setup. Due to the fast direction changes, you ideally want to run an incredibly stiff car at Zandvoort. However, if it is too stiff, the car can be prone to snap oversteer.

I have still used a high gap between the front and rear suspension, going with 39 and 3. The anti-roll bars have a larger-than-normal offset between front and rear, with a setup of 16 and 9.

Setting the ARBs stiffer can cause the car to get incredibly loose through turns 9, 10 and 12. I’ve taken a slight performance hit to allow for better consistency during a race. You do still need to watch your throttle input at turn 10, as the car will want to rotate on the corner exit.

Then go with a ride height of 23 and 60 to round out our Zandvoort suspension setup.

Brake setup

For the brake setup, I’ve gone back to our preferred pre-patch route of 98% brake pressure. You can easily lock a brake, especially in turns 3 and 12, so dialling down the pressure can help to avoid this. Then go with a neutral brake bias of 54%.

Tyre pressure setup

Much like Spain, Zandvoort will really punish your tyres, but only on one side of the car. The left tyres will almost certainly overheat during a race, and this will be an area to manage. Due to the lack of left-hand corners, the right tyres will stay pretty cool.

I have run offset pressures to try and get the right of the car up to temperature, being careful not to run pressures that are too unbalanced. Go with 28psi and 29.5psi on the front tyres and 25.5 and 26.5psi on the rear tyres.

Zandvoort is a tricky circuit to race at with a few unorthodox corner sequences and braking zones. This setup will allow your car to feel stable throughout a race rather than focusing on raw performance. For me, this approach allowed for faster lap times rather than a better-performing but more unpredictable car setup.

View all of our F1 24 car setups for every track. These include community made setups as well as pro esports setups, our own race-optimised car setups and the fastest time trial setups.

Grab Your Sim Racing Gear Here

You can use the links below to shop for your favourite sim racing products, or for any products that we may have recommended. These links are affiliate links, and will earn us a small commission, with no additional cost for you.

Shop Fanatec

Shop MOZA Racing

Shop Logitech

Shop GT Omega

Shop Simucube

Shop Sim Lab

Article written by Rich

Founder of SimRacingSetups.com

Rich is the founder, F1 car setup creator and content writer for SimRacingSetups. With over a decade of experience as a graphic designer, marketing director, competitive sim racer and avid motorsport fan, Rich founded SimRacingSetup.com to share his passion and knowledge of sim racing and Formula 1 with other sim racers. Regularly writes for sim racing website SimRaceReviews.com

View all articles written by Rich