"Ask them to repeat that [name]," Max Verstappen chuckled when Autosport asked the Dutchman and fellow top three qualifiers Lando Norris and George Russell about why Zandvoort's so-called Hugenholtzbocht was causing so many headaches across the weekend.
Verstappen's request prompted lacklustre efforts by his colleagues. But drivers didn't just trip up over the Dutch pronunciation of Turn 3's official name, but also over its unique profile.
In a dry second free practice, Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren, with AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo also following his fellow Australian into the wall while trying to take avoiding action, Ricciardo suffering a broken hand in the process.
In Saturday's wet third practice session, Haas' Kevin Magnussen also smacked the wall on corner exit.
Home hero Verstappen narrowly avoided a similar fate in the corner named after John Hugenholtz, the Dutch circuit designer who drew Suzuka, Zolder and Jarama amongst others.
There were also some Turn 3 incidents in Zandvoort's previous two editions, most notably Ferrari man Carlos Sainz's sizeable shunt in 2021 FP3.
Initially, the Hugenholtzbocht was perhaps overshadowed by the Daytona-like banking of the final Arie Luyendyk corner, an easy flat that has since been cleared for DRS use.
Source: Autosport