System 1 champion Max Verstappen drove a Ferrari 296 GT3 on the iconic Nurburgring Nordschleife on Friday, it has emerged.
In accordance with a report by Auto Motor und Sport, the Dutchman took an Emil Frey Racing Ferrari carrying the Verstappen.com livery for a spin on the German venue.
The Pink Bull F1 star has pushed the automobile on a number of events prior to now, however all his earlier outings had been restricted to non-public periods.
Max Verstappen drives a Ferrari sportscar
Friday marked the primary time he appeared in a public take a look at, as he took half in an official take a look at organised by the Nurburgring-based NLS sequence forward of its third spherical of the season on 10 Could.
Nevertheless, to disguise his id, Verstappen ran beneath the pseudonym “Franz Hermann”, with the title plastered on the facet of the automobile. He even organized his personal safety guards who barred photographers from getting into the Emil Frey storage.
Nevertheless, since Verstappen was carrying his actual title on his helmet and race swimsuit, he was noticed by onlookers on observe.
It has been reported that the four-time F1 champion merely wished to get pleasure from driving across the Nordschleife, which is extensively thought to be one of the vital gruelling tracks all over the world.
It’s believed that the 27-year-old is planning to get a Nordschleife allow which might permit him to participate in an official race across the well-known structure on the Nurburgring.
“The Nurburgring Nordschleife is one among my absolute favorite race tracks, and I hope that in a number of years, I may compete right here with an actual GT3,” he mentioned final yr.
Though not thought-about secure for F1 or prototype equipment, the Nurburgring Nordschleife hosts an annual 24-hour race that’s open to GT3, GT4 and production-based vehicles.
Your entire NLS sequence can also be based mostly across the observe, with 11 endurance occasions scheduled on this yr’s calendar.
Verstappen has his personal racing staff that competes in each the Dash and Endurance legs of GT World Problem Europe.
He additionally backs the DTM entry of his protege Thierry Vermeulen, who’s the son of his supervisor Raymond.
