Formulation 1 World Champion Max Verstappen prompted a little bit of a stir when he was noticed in a Ferrari 296 GT3 earlier this 12 months. He was seen testing on the Nurburgring forward of the NLS race, which he later went on to win.
With the 2025 F1 season now over, Max was again within the driver’s seat of a race automotive. Nonetheless, this time, he was noticed testing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 on the Estoril Circuit in Portugal.
This AMG GT3 run by 2 Seas Motorsport operates below Verstappen.com Racing’s GT program. Whereas it’s nonetheless unclear if we’ll see Max racing on the Nurburgring in 2026, some are speculating that he is likely to be getting ready to step up into the Professional Class.
That being mentioned, Max had earlier acknowledged that doing the Nurburgring 24 Hours race in 2026 would depend upon “a variety of issues”.
“It relies on F1 initially, I’m suspecting that with the foundations subsequent 12 months it’s going to be very difficult to start out with, some unknowns anyway,” he added.
“It in all probability will probably be a little bit bit extra hectic than the tip of a regulation the place issues are a bit extra simple. Plus, there’s additionally this system of the GT3 staff, which automotive we’re going to race subsequent 12 months and stuff like that, so a variety of issues that also have to return collectively earlier than I can actually plan it properly upfront for simply my drivers already within the staff, plus myself.”
“We need to be again there, I simply don’t know in the mean time what number of races I can do subsequent 12 months, but when there is a chance and I be ok with it, plus no matter is occurring in F1, then for certain.”
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