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Max Verstappen recently made a surprise appearance at the Nurburgring, where he drove a GT3 car as part of a test session.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko claimed that Max Verstappen shattered the lap record at the Nurburgring during a surprise test outing, driving under the pseudonym Franz Hermann. While no official data has been released, track expert Misha Charoudin stated that Verstappen set a lap record for the GT3 class. After verifying with Verstappen, Marko confirmed the achievement, highlighting Verstappen’s passion for GT racing and sim racing. Verstappen, who previously experienced the Nurburgring through sim racing, is now focusing on investing in sim racing to promote young talents due to its cost-effectiveness compared to karting. Marko praised Verstappen’s involvement in developing software for simulators used by Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams.
