Max Verstappen’s debut victory at the Nordschleife has not gone unnoticed in Italy, particularly given his feat was achieved behind the wheel of a Ferrari 296 GT3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Italian press was quick to celebrate the Dutchman’s impressive performance, fuelling conversation about whether a switch to the Scuderia could even be made one day in Formula 1.<\/p>\n
A ‘Verstappen show’ is how Corriere dello Sport described his latest exploit, with the Italian publication having written: “Just a short while ago, the idea of Verstappen driving a Ferrari seemed absurd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“At least, in Formula 1 it remains so, but at the Nordschleife, it became a reality.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
The publication went on to highlight how Verstappen once more expressed his passion for motorsport in general, not just F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Verstappen and team-mate Chris Lulham won emphatically by over 20 seconds, in a Ferrari showcasing a Red Bull livery.<\/p>\n
The four-time world champion’s GT3 debut was exceptional, although his focus will have instantly switched to the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix and his growing title chances.<\/p>\n
Also in Italian media, Corriere della Sera discussed Verstappen’s staggering GT3 display, and wrote: “What an extraordinarily strong debut for Verstappen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It’s remarkable to see what he accomplished during his official debut\u2014and in a Ferrari, no less. His fervour for motorsport saw him again dominating the GT class.”<\/p>\n
The newspaper later added: “Not only did Verstappen dominate; within a few laps, he had already pulled ahead by 20 seconds from the runner-up.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
It then continued to the possibility of the Red Bull driver perhaps making the switch to red in F1, and whether driving a Ferrari in GT racing could open the door to a future move.<\/p>\n
“Who knows, perhaps this might one day pave the way for Verstappen’s move to Ferrari in Formula 1?” questioned the Italian publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen’s debut victory at the Nordschleife has not gone unnoticed in Italy, particularly given his feat was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[3007,1687,3010,3008,3011,3009,831,372,6537,832,3006,3005,3004,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-167026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-daniel-ricciardo","tag-f1","tag-f1-calendar","tag-f1-live","tag-f1-results","tag-f1-standings","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-motorsport","tag-racing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}