Max Verstappen has suggested it will be more difficult to repeat
his endurance race outings next year due to the new F1 regulations
coming into play. Verstappen took part in a four-hour endurance
last weekend at the famous Nordschleife circuit, taking victory
alongside team-mate Chris Lulham. The Dutchman has often been seen
streaming online, racing around the Nordschleife on the simulator.
Verstappen suggested his vast experience in the virtual world
helped him with he took to the track in real life. “It was a lot of
fun, I’ve been preparing for that for a while,” Verstappen told
media including RacingNews365 . “It was two very nice days again.
Racing a bit in the wet and the dry, just getting more and more
experience was nice. “To win it. That's an extra bonus. I've been
doing this already for so many years on the simulator. “For me,
doing it now in real life is not very different, but it definitely
doesn't hurt.” Verstappen has long voiced his desire to compete at
endurance events, but the 24-race F1 schedule creates few
opportunities for drivers to do so. With new regulations coming
into play next year, drivers will likely be kept busy working with
their teams to work through the headaches that are presented early
in the year. Verstappen suggested it will likely keep him too
occupied to race more often in an endurance car next year. “It
depends on a lot of things, to be honest,” he said. “It depends on
F1 first of all, I am suspecting that with the rules next year it's
going to be very complicated to start with, and some unknowns
anyway. “So it probably will be a little bit more hectic than the
end of a regulation, where things are a bit more straightforward.
“Also, the programme of the GT3 team, which car we are going to
race next year, stuff like that. “A lot of things still have to
come together before I can really plan it well in advance, for just
the drivers already in the team, plus myself. “We want to be back
there. I just don't know at the moment myself, how much or how many
races I can do next year. “But if there is an opportunity and I
feel good about it, plus whatever is happening in F1, then for
sure.”
his endurance race outings next year due to the new F1 regulations
coming into play. Verstappen took part in a four-hour endurance
last weekend at the famous Nordschleife circuit, taking victory
alongside team-mate Chris Lulham. The Dutchman has often been seen
streaming online, racing around the Nordschleife on the simulator.
Verstappen suggested his vast experience in the virtual world
helped him with he took to the track in real life. “It was a lot of
fun, I’ve been preparing for that for a while,” Verstappen told
media including RacingNews365 . “It was two very nice days again.
Racing a bit in the wet and the dry, just getting more and more
experience was nice. “To win it. That's an extra bonus. I've been
doing this already for so many years on the simulator. “For me,
doing it now in real life is not very different, but it definitely
doesn't hurt.” Verstappen has long voiced his desire to compete at
endurance events, but the 24-race F1 schedule creates few
opportunities for drivers to do so. With new regulations coming
into play next year, drivers will likely be kept busy working with
their teams to work through the headaches that are presented early
in the year. Verstappen suggested it will likely keep him too
occupied to race more often in an endurance car next year. “It
depends on a lot of things, to be honest,” he said. “It depends on
F1 first of all, I am suspecting that with the rules next year it's
going to be very complicated to start with, and some unknowns
anyway. “So it probably will be a little bit more hectic than the
end of a regulation, where things are a bit more straightforward.
“Also, the programme of the GT3 team, which car we are going to
race next year, stuff like that. “A lot of things still have to
come together before I can really plan it well in advance, for just
the drivers already in the team, plus myself. “We want to be back
there. I just don't know at the moment myself, how much or how many
races I can do next year. “But if there is an opportunity and I
feel good about it, plus whatever is happening in F1, then for
sure.”
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