Max Verstappen triumphs at the Ring
There Formula 1 for the moment it doesn’t give him any particular stimuli and Max Verstappen the fun went looking for it at Nurburgring Nordschleife. Fun behind the wheel Mercedes-AMG GT3 of his team, of course, but also small, great joys: after obtaining an amazing pole position, even in the race the four-time F1 world champion misses the mark thus achieving his second victory (out of two participations in the GT3 category) on the legendary Green Inferno.
A memorable show
A large success judging by the gaps but certainly not trivial. Indeed, for the entire first hour of the race, just when Max was at the wheel of the Mercedes number #3 of the Verstappen.com Racing team, the fans were able to witness a exciting battle between the Dutch ace and the Audi number 16 driven by Christopher Haase: the Red Bull driver seemed to have significantly more in the guided parts of the circuit, but his German rival was able to benefit from a great top speed which allowed him to escape on the straight.
The result? A memorable fight, with Haase taking first position at the end of the first lap of the race and maintaining it almost until the end of the first stint, with a four-time F1 world champion glued to the bumper, touching lapped drivers from other categories on the most dangerous track in the world. “Almost” because one of the decisive and most spectacular moments was precisely the overtaking that Verstappen achieved a few moments before entering the pit lane for the first tire change when, taking advantage of the presence of a lapped driver who forced Haase to brake, he regained the lead after a long wheel-to-wheel battle (video below).
