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Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen set for 'motorsport debut' outside F1 - report

Max Verstappen will make his debut at an official race on the Nordschleife, but first must pass a test.

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Max Verstappen is naturally incredibly busy as a Formula 1 driver, but has hinted on several occasions at his interest in other racing classes. The 27-year-old world champion is setting his sights on long-distance racing and earlier this year tested a Ferrari on the Nordschleife. He did so under the playful pseudonym Franz Hermann.

Max Verstappen is to make his race debut at the Nurburgring Nordschleife next weekend, according to reports in German media.

The Red Bull F1 driver previously tested a Ferrari GT3 machine earlier this year under the pseudonym 'Franz Hermann' but is set to compete under his own name at an event later this month.

The four-time champion will drive a car on Saturday 13th, September, the day after a theory test on racing at 'The Green Hell', where he is officially a rookie, having never competed before, Auto Motor und Sport has reported.

If this test goes well, he will race in the ninth round of the NLS championship on September 27th, in a Ferrari GT3 under his own Verstappen.Com Racing banner.

Both weekends fall either side of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a race he has only won once, back in 2022.

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