P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Max Verstappen has recently been racing around the Nurburgring Nordschleife
The lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife has been smashed by Ford Racing’s Dirk Muller, who drove the Ford Mustang GTD Competition around the track in an impressive 6:40:835.
This new record in the prototypes/pre-production vehicles category shaved off 11 seconds from Muller’s previous record time.
Max Verstappen’s previous exploits at Nurburgring seem to have inspired other racers, with Muller setting the new lap record this week.
Verstappen, who made his GT3 debut at Nurburgring last year, is back at the track for another race in preparation for the upcoming 24 Hours of Nurburgring.
Despite the challenging 20.8km circuit with 154 turns, F1 is unlikely to return to the Nordschleife layout due to safety concerns after Niki Lauda’s near-fatal crash in 1976.
