Max Verstappen successfully navigated his ‘driving test’ on the renowned Nordschleife yesterday, a rite of passage for any driver wishing to compete on the famed circuit.<\/p>\n
This undertaking involved a theory examination followed by a practical test, which consisted of two laps around the formidable 20-kilometre track, shadowing an instructor.<\/p>\n
Today marks the Dutchman’s GT debut. Qualifying for the N\u00fcrburgring Langstrecken Series’ seventh round kicked off at 8:30 AM local time, and Verstappen wasted no time in hitting the track.<\/p>\n
His presence generated significant attention, with livestreams frequently featuring his #980 Porsche Cayman GT4.<\/p>\n
He is currently far outperforming the two other drivers in his class, and is mixing it with the professionals in more powerful Porsches.<\/p>\n
The four-time F1 drivers’ champion is currently around 56 seconds and 87 seconds per lap quicker than his class-mates.<\/p>\n
Excitement is building as the four-hour race is set to commence at noon. Fans can follow the action through multiple broadcast channels.<\/p>\n
RacingNews365 will provide dedicated coverage from 11:00 AM local time (10:00 AM UK), allowing viewers to witness every twist and turn as Verstappen tackles the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen successfully navigated his ‘driving test’ on the renowned Nordschleife yesterday, a rite of passage for any…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,827,830,828,831,829,826,813,823,825,806,805,824,803,804,822,85],"class_list":["post-139842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-daniel-ricciardo","tag-f1-calendar","tag-f1-live","tag-f1-results","tag-f1-standings","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motorsport","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}