It is no secret that Max Verstappen is a big fan of GT3 racing. The Dutchman has his own racing team and regularly participates in test days. It seems that the days of tests are over, because a racing debut on the Nürburgring Nordschleife seems future.
At the beginning of this year, Verstappen caused a surprise when he appeared under the pseudonym ‘Franz Hermann’ on the Nordschleife for a test in his Ferrari 296 GT3. His test day received a lot of media attention, and Verstappen immediately broke the rounder record. It soon became clear that Verstappen also wants to race on the Nordschleife, but a special license is needed for that.
Course
It seems strong that Verstappen will work on this this week. According to the German car, Motor und Sport, the Red Bull driver will travel to Germany at the end of this week for a course day. On Friday, September 12, he will probably follow this training, although according to the rules he is not allowed to race directly in his Ferrari.
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Racing with a Porsche
According to Amus, there is a good chance that Verstappen will appear at the Nordschleife at the Nordschleife on Saturday 13 September. It is expected that he will ride in a Porsche Cayman GT4 from the Lionspeed GP team. His Simracer Chris Lulham also recently rode a race for this team, and Thierry Vermeulen has also driven the Cayman for them.
GT3 debut after Baku
Amus states that Verstappen aims to participate in the NLS race in the Ferrari GT3 of Emil Frey Racing on 27 September, just after the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan. If he succeeds this weekend for his first test with the Cayman, then all the signals are green to debut in a GT3 on the Nordschleife.
However, it does not seem that Verstappen will ride under the name Franz Hermann. According to the rules, a driver may only have one license, and so Verstappen has to ride under his own name.
