Great News for Fans of Max Verstappen and Franz Hermann

Although the first release of Franz Hermann merchandise is already sold out, new limited edition clothing has now appeared on the Verstappen.com site. There is a Franz Hermann sweater and a Franz Hermann shirt for sale, both featuring the same design. The clothing items prominently display Verstappen's pseudonym, along with an image of the car the four-time world champion used for the test. In addition, scale models of the car Verstappen drove at Nordschleife are also available for purchase. These are not limited edition, but are already available for pre-order.

Franz Hermann was the name on the entry list for a test at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, a little over a month ago. However, it turned out to be none other than Verstappen himself, who clocked the fastest time on the circuit in a GT3 car, with the small note that no official times are recorded there. The name Franz Hermann became quite popular. For example, during the first free practice in Imola, the official Formula 1 channel listed the Red Bull driver's pseudonym in the results list.

At the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Verstappen was asked about the origin of the name. In response, the Red Bull driver had the following to say: “They asked me for a fake name, so I said: let's make it as German as possible. Being on the participant list means people show up at eight in the morning. I knew they’d recognize me once I was there, but it kept things quiet early in the morning at least,” he then told to GPblog among others.