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Max Verstappen’s ‘secret trick’ GT rivals “would never have thought of” teased
Max Verstappen has been making waves outside of the Formula 1 paddock.
Max Verstappen stunned the GT world with a dominant performance at the Nurburgring, making use of a trick that surprised even the most experienced drivers.
Verstappen continued his preparations for the Nurburgring 24 Hours by competing in the second round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie [NLS].
Having initially been crowned as the race winner alongside team-mates Dani Juncadella and Jules Gounon, the Dutchman’s entry was subsequently disqualified for having used too many sets of tyres.
Despite this disappointment, Juncadella, who boasts a hat-trick of GT titles to his name, praised how quickly Verstappen had not only adapted to GT racing, but had also unlocked tricks never previously seen.
“It was impressive to see how well he understood how to stay so close behind Christopher Haase,” Juncadella told Motorsport.com. “It was the first time ever that he had to race this way in a GT3 car on this circuit.
“He actually did something very special that we talked about after the race. It’s something I would never have thought of myself – and I’ve been driving GT cars for a long time. I’m not going to tell you what it is, because I’d rather keep that to myself. It’s a nice trick he discovered. Maybe someday I’ll tell you.”
Verstappen is taking every chance to get behind the wheel of machinery away from the F1 paddock, with the Red Bull driver sampling a Super GT car at Fuji ahead of last month’s Japanese Grand Prix.
With speculation continuing to grow over his F1 future, this furthered by race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase’s impending move to rivals McLaren and his dislike of the current regulations, Verstappen would not be short of suitors in further afield paddocks.
“It’s not even so much about his driving style; it’s the sheer self-assurance he has to jump into a car you hardly know, on a circuit that requires absolute self-assurance,” Juncadella added.
“He was right on top of it from practice on Friday, including in the race.
“His experience in sim racing gives him an edge. Through all that online GT racing, he understands exactly how to race against others and how to read situations before they happen. It just shows how passionate he is about racing.”
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Max Verstappen has been making waves outside of the Formula 1 paddock.
Max Verstappen stunned the GT world with a dominant performance at the Nurburgring, making use of a trick that surprised even the most experienced drivers.
Verstappen continued his preparations for the Nurburgring 24 Hours by competing in the second round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie [NLS].
Having initially been crowned as the race winner alongside team-mates Dani Juncadella and Jules Gounon, the Dutchman’s entry was subsequently disqualified for having used too many sets of tyres.
Despite this disappointment, Juncadella, who boasts a hat-trick of GT titles to his name, praised how quickly Verstappen had not only adapted to GT racing, but had also unlocked tricks never previously seen.
“It was impressive to see how well he understood how to stay so close behind Christopher Haase,” Juncadella told Motorsport.com. “It was the first time ever that he had to race this way in a GT3 car on this circuit.
“He actually did something very special that we talked about after the race. It’s something I would never have thought of myself – and I’ve been driving GT cars for a long time. I’m not going to tell you what it is, because I’d rather keep that to myself. It’s a nice trick he discovered. Maybe someday I’ll tell you.”
Verstappen is taking every chance to get behind the wheel of machinery away from the F1 paddock, with the Red Bull driver sampling a Super GT car at Fuji ahead of last month’s Japanese Grand Prix.
With speculation continuing to grow over his F1 future, this furthered by race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase’s impending move to rivals McLaren and his dislike of the current regulations, Verstappen would not be short of suitors in further afield paddocks.
“It’s not even so much about his driving style; it’s the sheer self-assurance he has to jump into a car you hardly know, on a circuit that requires absolute self-assurance,” Juncadella added.
“He was right on top of it from practice on Friday, including in the race.
“His experience in sim racing gives him an edge. Through all that online GT racing, he understands exactly how to race against others and how to read situations before they happen. It just shows how passionate he is about racing.”
Max Verstappen stunned the GT world with a dominant performance at the Nurburgring, making use of a trick that surprised even the most experienced drivers.
Verstappen continued his preparations for the Nurburgring 24 Hours by competing in the second round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie [NLS].
Having initially been crowned as the race winner alongside team-mates Dani Juncadella and Jules Gounon, the Dutchman’s entry was subsequently disqualified for having used too many sets of tyres.
Despite this disappointment, Juncadella, who boasts a hat-trick of GT titles to his name, praised how quickly Verstappen had not only adapted to GT racing, but had also unlocked tricks never previously seen.
“It was impressive to see how well he understood how to stay so close behind Christopher Haase,” Juncadella told Motorsport.com. “It was the first time ever that he had to race this way in a GT3 car on this circuit.
“He actually did something very special that we talked about after the race. It’s something I would never have thought of myself – and I’ve been driving GT cars for a long time. I’m not going to tell you what it is, because I’d rather keep that to myself. It’s a nice trick he discovered. Maybe someday I’ll tell you.”
Verstappen is taking every chance to get behind the wheel of machinery away from the F1 paddock, with the Red Bull driver sampling a Super GT car at Fuji ahead of last month’s Japanese Grand Prix.
With speculation continuing to grow over his F1 future, this furthered by race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase’s impending move to rivals McLaren and his dislike of the current regulations, Verstappen would not be short of suitors in further afield paddocks.
“It’s not even so much about his driving style; it’s the sheer self-assurance he has to jump into a car you hardly know, on a circuit that requires absolute self-assurance,” Juncadella added.
“He was right on top of it from practice on Friday, including in the race.
“His experience in sim racing gives him an edge. Through all that online GT racing, he understands exactly how to race against others and how to read situations before they happen. It just shows how passionate he is about racing.”
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