Time table (CEST):
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08:30 – 10:00 Qualifying
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12:00 – 16:00 Race
Max Verstappen is taking part in a race in the Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) on the Nordschleife. He will complete a mandatory driver training course on Friday (September 12) and will compete in a Porsche Cayman GT4 CS on Saturday (September 13). He also plans to race again on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on September 27. He intends to compete in his Ferrari 296 GT3. However, he will not be able to race under his pseudonym “Franz Hermann” as he only has a license in his real name.
“Without complaint, Verstappen followed yesterday the theoretical lessons, completed the e-learning, listened to advice from a specialised instructor on the racing lines, and accepted taking part in this race with a car producing less than a third of the power of his Red Bull RB21 F1, not to mention weighting 1320kg. It was a commendable display of humility that once again highlights his passion for the sport.”
Good for him! I understand why other drivers consider these requirements to be ridiculous once they’ve competed in top world championships, but Nordschleife still is something special