Verstappen wants rematch at the Nurburgring: “But the F1 calendar must allow it”

Max Verstappen will return to the Nordschleife Chiusa, in the worst possible way with a super unfortunate epilogue three hours from the end, the 24h bracket of the Nurburgring, Max Verstappen returns to wear the shoes of a Formula 1 driver on the weekend of the Canadian GP. In the Montreal paddock, however, we inevitably continued to talk about the performance of the Dutch champion, always fighting for the overall victory and author of some spectacular and surprising maneuvers, demonstrating perfect and true veteran management – albeit a tad aggressive – of traffic. And Max himself admitted that he wants to return to the Nordschleife as soon as possible to try to make up for this year’s mockery, perhaps as early as 2027. Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our contents more easily! The comment on the 24h of Nurburgring “I think that overall – explains Max Verstappen, quoted by RacingNews365 – it was simply a fantastic week. I had a lot of fun, because it was my first big endurance race and everything went really well. The car was in excellent shape and I think we managed everything perfectly. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, this is still a sport where mechanics count a lot, and yes, we had that failure which obviously cost us the victory, because up until that moment we had everything under control. But the whole experience of driving in the wet, in changing conditions, and sharing the cockpit with my teammates was something I really enjoyed.” However, there is no shortage of credit towards F1, whose technical-regulatory changes expected (but not yet fully confirmed) for 2027 with the 60/40 power ratio seem to please the 28-year-old. To the point that yes, the return to the Nurburgring for the necessary rematch is already in the plans of the Red Bull ace, who however admits that he has to wait to know the Formula 1 calendar (to directly deny the rumors of a possible sabbatical). “Obviously I feel like I have a bit of unfinished business with this race. I want to win, so I want to come back, but obviously the F1 calendar has to allow it. But it’s definitely and obviously a race that I wish I could do more often,” concluded Max Verstappen.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-23 16:00:00