Formulation 1’s security automotive driver Bernd Maylander has praised Max Verstappen for his foray into GT racing, revealing that he’s eagerly watching the four-time F1 champion’s endurance arc.
Talking on the F1 Past The Grid podcast, Maylander, who’s a former winner of the Nurburgring 24 Hours, shared his enthusiasm for Verstappen’s latest outings in Mercedes GT3 equipment on the legendary German circuit.
“The fundamentals are by some means related,” Maylander mentioned when requested if what Verstappen is racing in is much like the Mercedes AMG GT Black Sequence that he pilots because the F1 security automotive.
“So the fundamentals, entrance, center engine, transaxle, the steadiness, however in the long run, the GT3, it is a correct racing automotive. This automotive is developed simply to be a race automotive on a racetrack with far more downforce, much less weight, however the fundamentals, you possibly can say it is a form of.
“The security automotive, we have completely different guidelines. So it must be a street automotive. Now we have almost 200 horsepower greater than the GT3 automotive, however we’re a lot heavier. Now we have to make use of street tyres. So the steadiness in the long run, it is one thing completely different. Now we have to cowl the security half as a security automotive, and we do not need to win the race. That is a unique job.”
Maylander added that he was impressed by Verstappen’s GT3 outings.
“Completely. Normally, the entire motorsport and GT world is maintaining a tally of what he is doing at that racetrack as a result of the brand new Nordschleife, that is the place I began all the pieces once I drove my non-public automotive each weekend, after I received my driving licence.
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“That was my observe to learn to drive shortly. It was not all the time protected, however I by no means crashed in a non-public automotive. Yeah. However he is doing a incredible job up there, and I feel everybody loves it. It is pure racing. It is a very troublesome observe. It is troublesome to overhaul.
“You want a whole lot of ardour generally to get the best second to overhaul somebody, particularly within the GT3 automobiles. It is incredible.”
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