Ludo van Denderen is a motorsport journalist at GPblog, specializing in Formula 1 and international racing series.
Max Verstappen is fast in anything that has four wheels. Of course, the Red Bull Racing driver knows how to drive well a Formula 1 car and in his spare time he likes to drive a GT car. Leading up to the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Verstappen can add another new type of car to that list: A GTP from Acura (the American branch of Honda, ed.), which normally competes in the IMSA championship. This car can be compared to a hypercar in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).
After Scott Dixon gave Verstappen instructions, the Dutchman took to the track. These are the first images of Verstappen in the Acura ARX-06 GTP.
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Yuki Tsunoda is also on the track. He is driving a Honda-powered IndyCar, at a track near Las Vegas. Here are the first images:
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Sergio Perez and Liam Lawson will also be in action. Perez will drive a Honda CRV Hybrid "Beast", while Lawson will be in an Acura Integra Type S DE5 race car (Pikes Peak).
Here is the Mexican in action:
This article was written in collaboration with Kada Sárközi
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