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According to information obtained by Auto Motor und Sport, Max Verstappen will travel to Germany just a few days after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza to compete in a Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

First, Verstappen must complete a driver training course on Friday (12/09), which includes a theoretical part with a final exam. After that, however, he is not allowed to get directly into the Ferrari 296 GT3, but must first participate in the race with a "smaller" and less powerful vehicle.

Recently, Chris Lulhalm from Verstappen's GT team, who was also present at the GT3 test with the Ferrari, drove a Porsche Cayman GT4 CS from the Lionspeed GP team in a race in the NLS to obtain his "Nordschleife license." It is considered certain that Verstappen will also compete for Lionspeed GP in the Cayman on Saturday (September 13).

Theoretically, Verstappen can obtain his Nordschleife license to participate with a GT3 car in just one race as a driver in the "Platinum" category (which is for professionals).

As heard, the goal is to drive the ninth round of the NLS in the Ferrari 296 GT3 with Emil Frey Racing just two weeks later (27/09) – after the Azerbaijan GP.

Helmut Marko w rozmowie z niemieckim RTL powiedział, że dał zielone światło Verstappenowi na start w 24-godzinnym wyścigu na Nordschleife w przyszłym roku!