Verstappen swaps Red Bull F1 car for Mercedes: testing underway

Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

Updated: 20:36, 21 Mar

byKada Sarkozi

Max Verstappen is at the Nordschleife this weekend. Ahead of the NLS race tomorrow, the Dutchman is already in action today.

Verstappen is set to drive the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the first time this weekend at the Nordschleife, also known as the 'Green Hell'.

The four-time Formula 1 world champion's teammates will be Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon in the number 3 car.

Verstappen will take to the track for the first time today to test his new car. His team, Verstappen Racing, has also posted a video of him entering the track for the first time today. Watch the video below!

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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