Verstappen Nurburgring teammate grateful: 'It’s great that he’s doing this’

The 24 Hours of Nürburgring is the first, but undoubtedly not the last endurance race in which Max Verstappen will compete. In Australia, there is already fervent hope for the Dutchman’s participation in the Bathurst 1000. The event is even getting a different date to make Verstappen’s arrival possible.

The World Endurance Championship (WEC) would surely also love to have Verstappen in their ranks, for example during the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the showpiece of that series. It’s no secret that every team in the hypercar class would like to entice Verstappen to make the (temporary) switch at some point.

“Everyone wants something from Max,” says Daniel Juncadella, one of Verstappen’s teammates, during an exclusive conversation with GPblog. The Spaniard himself competes in the WEC alongside his duties at Verstappen Racing. Still, his WEC team Genesis has (so far) not asked him to put out feelers to the former F1 champion.

The Nürburgring is completely sold out this weekend. That’s the Max effect, which also shines a light on the other drivers. “This is incredibly good for everyone,” Juncadella continues. “It’s simply that the attention for endurance racing will only keep growing. It’s great that he’s doing this.”