4-time Components 1 world champion Max Verstappen will tick off certainly one of his “bucket listing” occasions to compete within the Nurburgring 24-Hours endurance race.
The 28-year-old Crimson Bull F1 driver will get behind the wheel of a Mercedes AMG GT automobile on the occasion in Could, which sees showroom-style vehicles tackle the well-known 15.8-mile circuit within the Eifel mountains in Germany.
The Dutchman, who completed sixth in Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, mentioned: “The Nurburgring Nordschleife is a particular place. There is not any different monitor prefer it. The 24-hours of Nurburgring is a race that is been on my bucket listing for a very long time, so I am actually thrilled we will make it occur now.”
It is vitally uncommon for an F1 driver to participate in a decrease stage motorsport occasion, particularly of Verstappen’s calibre, however he has long-enjoyed driving on motorsport simulator video games and has a selected affinity with sportscar racing.
It’s broadly thought-about Verstappen may in the future compete on the Le Mans 24-Hours,, exterior an occasion which has exploded in recognition lately due to the introduction of recent ‘hypercar’ laws, which has seen the likes of Ferrari, Peugeot, Aston Martin and Ford return to the highest stage of sportscars.
The revered Nurgburgring 24-hours is a stage under races similar to Le Mans, which is a part of the World Endurance Championship, which final week introduced it should postpone the season-opening Qatar 1812km race as a result of the US-Israeli warfare in opposition to Iran., exterior
Verstappen is contracted with Crimson Bull till 2028, however had beforehand been linked with the Mercedes F1 programme.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours takes place on 16-17 Could, between the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix.
