{"id":581677,"date":"2026-04-02T23:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581677\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:42:15","slug":"max-verstappen-makes-crucial-announcement-with-new-nurburging-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581677\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen makes crucial announcement with new Nurburging plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportweek.com\/tag\/verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> has confirmed that he will take part in the qualifiers for the Nurburgring 24 Hours, ahead of his already-planned appearance in the prestigious race.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has held a long-term ambition to race in the event at the infamous Nordschleife circuit, having completed all the necessary races in order to meet the requirements to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Verstappen competed in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG at the circuit in the NLS championship, taking victory before being disqualified for using more sets of tyres than the rules mandated.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, Verstappen intimated that he may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportweek.com\/2026\/03\/31\/max-verstappen-prioritises-nurburgring-running-over-f1-test\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offer his services for qualifying for the race<\/a>, with his previous race partners \u2013 Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella \u2013 unavailable, and also completed a further test at the circuit instead of planned Pirelli Formula 1 tyre test with the Red Bull team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sportscar-racing-has-proved-to-be-an-escape-but-his-DSQ-left-a-sour-end-to-a-successful-Nurburgring-.webp\" alt=\"Sportscar racing has proved to be an escape, but his DSQ left a sour end to a successful Nurburgring weekend\" class=\"wp-image-242168\"  \/>Max Verstappen will once again take to the \u2018Green Hell\u2019 ahead of the Nurburgring 24 Hours race <\/p>\n<p>And now confirmation that this will be the case has now come via his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verstappen.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Verstappen.com<\/a> social media accounts, which posted a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMax returns to the Nordschleife soon for the 24hNBR Qualifiers, together with Austrian driver Lucas Auer for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<p>It will be another extracarricular activity for Verstappen, who has continued to publicly question his future in F1, after another tough weekend in Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing eighth, the four-time World Champion once again hinted that he will weigh up the many options open to him, using the current calendar break to consider a potential retirement from the sport, due to his discontent with the new regulations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8a12b88beabf4b513b9d50f93dacc508\">READ MORE \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportweek.com\/2026\/03\/31\/can-max-verstappens-retirement-hints-force-f1s-hand-to-change-its-direction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Can Max Verstappen force F1\u2019s hand to change its direction by threatening to retire?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen has confirmed that he will take part in the qualifiers for the Nurburgring 24 Hours, 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