Max Verstappen celebrating - Photo: Race Pictures

International media amazed by Verstappen: 'Perfect September'

12:16, 28 Sep

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byKada Sarkozi

The media around the world were all fascinated by Max Verstappen's Nordschleife outing yesterday.

"Verstappen is on track to close out a September in which he has achieved all the goals he set for himself."

- ESPN Deportes

La Gazzetta dello Sport

The Italian newspaper highlighted that Verstappen drove a Ferrari to secure his first NLS GT3 victory at the Nordschleife.

"After the Azerbaijan GP, which the Dutchman won for his second consecutive victory after his Italian one, Max returned to the Nordschleife for his Ferrari debut.

"A weekend that once again highlighted the Dutchman's pure love for speed and his desire to experiment in categories outside of Formula 1, always chasing the best performance."

Max Verstappen during the GT3 race on the Nordschleife - Photo: GPblog

Blick

The Swiss outlet saw an impressive performance by the Dutchman. After racing under the pseudonym 'Franz Hermann,' Verstappen unofficially broke the lap record earlier this year, he was two seconds away from doing that this time.

"This led the Dutchman to the lead right from the start on the Nordschleife. In the following laps, he continued to pull away from his rivals, eventually handing the car over to Lulham with a lead of one minute and five seconds. However, Verstappen's pace wasn't quite enough for a lap record – he missed the mark by just a few seconds on several occasions."

ESPN

"Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen landed a stunning victory in his debut GT3 race at Nordschleife on Saturday."

The Spanish-language version of the network, ESPN Deportes added:

"Max Verstappen is on track to close out a September in which he has achieved all the goals he set for himself: from victory at Monza, obtaining the GT3 license to compete at the Nürburgring, the Grand Slam during the Azerbaijan GP, to a crushing victory in his debut in the top category of the endurance championship held at the Nordschleife."

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After starting from third position, the Dutch driver immediately took the lead heading into Turn 1, and did not look back after.

After driving the first two hours of the four-hour race, Verstappen handed the car over to Lulham, who secured the duo's first victory in a GT3 car at the 'Green Hell.'

Celebrations did not go so smoothly afterward, as the four-time Formula 1 world champion had issues opening his bottle of champagne.