Max Verstappen has confirmed he’ll sort out the Nurburgring 24 Hours on the famed Nordschleife circuit this yr as a part of a four-man crew.
Verstappen Racing will enter the race in co-operation with Mercedes buyer crew Winward Racing. They may compete in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
The four-times world champion will type a part of a four-man crew alongside Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer. Their automotive will carry the identical racing quantity, three, which Verstappen switched to utilizing in F1 firstly of this season.
Verstappen received a GT3 race on the Nordschleife final yr in a automotive shared with Chris Lulham. “The Nurburgring Nordschleife is a particular place,” he mentioned. “There’s no different observe prefer it.
“The Nurburgring 24 Hours is a race that’s been on my bucket listing for a very long time, so I’m actually thrilled we are able to make it occur now.”
He took half in two occasions on the Nordschleife final yr to achieve the mandatory licence to race on the well-known, 20-kilometre circuit.
“Final yr, I used to be in a position to get my DMSB Allow Nordschleife and take part in NLS9, that we received,” Verstappen continued. “That preparation may be very priceless, as now we have realized lots that we are able to take into our programme this yr with NLS2 and the 24-hour race.
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“We’ve acquired a powerful line-up with Dani, Jules and Lucas and nice help from Purple Bull and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Now it’s about placing in the correct preparations earlier than the occasions, so we are able to maximise the whole lot within the races.”
In addition to the 24-hour race, which is held throughout 4 days from Might 14th to seventeenth, Verstappen may even be a part of the crew for the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie race on the Nordschleife on March twenty first.
Verstappen’s F1 commitments forestall him being accessible for this weekend’s opening NLS race, and the qualifying spherical for the Nurburgring 24 Hours on April 18th and nineteenth. Nevertheless the latter occasion clashes with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which is beneath risk of cancellation as a result of US-Iran struggle.
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