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Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen has picked up his first race win of the year, securing victory in
iRacing is a highly regarded sim-racing platform with a subscription-based service that has gained popularity among professional sim racers and racing drivers. The platform has licensing agreements with major motorsport series such as IndyCar, IMSA, and NASCAR, and offers over 80 organized racing series. The iRacing Daytona 24 is considered a prestigious sim-racing event, running alongside the real-life IMSA curtain-raiser at the International Speedway. In the latest edition, Williams’ E-Sports team emerged as the overall winner in the GTP category, while Verstappen and his teammates claimed victory in the GTD class as part of the Team Redline Mercedes AMG-GT3 team. Verstappen has long been involved in sim racing and has expressed his passion for it outside of his Formula 1 career. Team Redline, with whom Verstappen is associated, has a rich history in sim racing, dating back to 2000, and has featured notable talents such as Lando Norris and Shane van Gisbergen. Verstappen himself has plans to establish his own GT3 team in the future and hopes to compete in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Fernando Alonso.
