Components 1 world champion Max Verstappen makes his Mercedes race debut in his second outing on the Nurburgring at present in NLS 2.
The Purple Bull F1 driver made his debut on the Nurburgring final yr within the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS).
That outing in September additionally marked Max Verstappen’s GT3 racing debut, having beforehand competed within the class just about.
Campaigning with Emil Frey in a Purple Bull-sponsored Ferrari, Verstappen received on his debut on the Nurburgring.
Seen as step one in direction of making a maiden look the Nurburgring 24 Hours this yr, that entry was confirmed this winter.
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A part of that was having the ability to participate in one of many NLS rounds previous to the 24 Hours, doing so in a Mercedes.
Initially, NLS1 and NLS2 clashed with Components 1 rounds.
Nevertheless, following lobbying from Toto Wolff and Mercedes, NLS organisers moved NLS2 to the weekend of 21 March within the hole between the Chinese language and Japanese Grands Prix.
He’ll share the No.3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Luca Auer, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella.
The race begins at 11am GMT and finishes at 3pm GMT, with the formation lap happening from 10:42am GMT.
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You possibly can watch the complete race beneath, with the stream starting at 10:15am GMT:
