{"id":174647,"date":"2025-09-28T05:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174647\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T05:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:15:08","slug":"verstappen-wins-in-nurburgring-as-sainz-drops-hamilton-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174647\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen wins in Nurburgring as Sainz drops Hamilton truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\" title=\"Max Verstappen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> wins debut GT3 race at the Nordschleife, while the Dutchman&#8217;s father also secured a title! Recap the best stories of the day with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1\" title=\"F1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a> Today! Max Verstappen stormed to victory today at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/nurburgring\" title=\"Nurburgring\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nurburgring<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-teams\/red-bull-racing\" title=\"Red Bull Racing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull Racing<\/a> star, who was driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-teams\/ferrari\" title=\"Ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> 296 GT3 car, clinched the win with over 22 seconds together with teammate Chris Lulham.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen qualified in third place for the race and stormed to the lead on the opening lap of the event at the Green Hell. The outing by Verstappen attracted the plaudits of several individuals, including Frank Stippler, who finished in third place. The 50-year-old labelled Verstappen the best driver in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/verstappen-lulham-podium-68d7f82394394.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto\" alt=\"verstappen-lulham-podium.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen and Chris Lulham after winning at the Nurburgring &#8211; Photo: GPblog<\/p>\n<p>The outing by Verstappen and Lulham witnessed the duo etch their name into history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/news\/verstappen-achieves-feat-not-seen-in-nearly-50-years-at-nordschleife\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">as they became the first debutants since 1977 to clinch victory on their maiden outing<\/a>.Moreover, Max Verstappen&#8217;s father, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/news\/verstappen-officially-clinches-the-2025-championship\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jos, secured the Belgian Rally Championship title today<\/a>.Williams Racing driver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/carlos-sainz\" title=\"Carlos Sainz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Sainz<\/a>, who achieved his first podium with the team in Azerbaijan, detailed how the seven-time champion used to be his idol prior to his venture into F1.Sainz, who has had his fair share of battles with the British driver, recounted how he often admired Hamilton during his early years in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/formula-1\" title=\"Formula 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Formula 1<\/a>. The 31-year-old also concluded by stressing that if he wasn\u2019t competing in Formula 1, the Scuderia Ferrari driver would be among his idols.<\/p>\n<p>Sainz was replaced at Scuderia Ferrari by Hamilton ahead of the commencement of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/carlos-sainz-lewis-hamilton-68456e95568ed.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto\" alt=\"carlos-sainz-lewis-hamilton-ferrari\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton. Photo: Race Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>GPblog paddock update<\/p>\n<p>Ensure not to miss out on the latest action within the Formula 1 community. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and keep up to speed with our paddock updates. Check out the recent edition of our update here \ud83d\udc47<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen wins debut GT3 race at the Nordschleife, while the Dutchman&#8217;s father also secured a title! 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