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By Nelson Espinal
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie over the weekend.
Verstappen recently secured his DMSB Permit Nordschleife license to drive in GT3 class cars, and on Sunday, he completed his first whole race in the racing class.
He participated in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) Round 9, the 57th ADAC Barbarossapreis for Verstappen.com Racing, alongside his British teammate Chris Lulham.
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The race lasted four hours and included a field of 110 cars, making the feat all the more impressive. Verstappen is not new to endurance racing — he regularly takes part in simulated races online.
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After the race, Five-time Nürburgring 24 Hours winner Timo Bernhard got emotional about Verstappen's feat and commended the driver for bringing attention to endurance racing.
"Hats off to Max Verstappen to tackle the Nordschleife, and I like this," the German driver explained. "Actually, the platform which gets the most attention, is Formula 1, for sure.
"When they try other disciplines, you mentioned Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, we shared the car for three years. We had great fun.
"These are great race car drivers, and they like to experience other things. And endurance racing, it has so much to offer. So you see, I'm emotional, it's great racing, I love it.
"It's great. I don't know him personally, but hearing things about him, for sure, he's a racer. And I liked it, the way he tackled [the race]. He has a huge talent, as we know.
"Nordschleife is something special, and he really honors the place also, that's something I cherish, I like."
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Verstappen has already set his sights on the Nürburgring 24 Hours, though he is aware that the team still needs time to build.
“Of course, we really want to race the 24-hour race, here at the Nordschleife. If that’s going to be next year, I don’t know yet," the Red Bull driver said.
“We need more experience, so hopefully we can enter a few more NLS races next year.”
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