Max Verstappen is taking advantage of every minute of break possible to continue organizing the launch of his team, Verstappen.com Racing, which should be officially active on track in 2025.
Celebrating his 27th birthday last Monday, the Formula 1 World Champion went to Mugello for two days of dry and wet testing, also used to shoot videos and take photos in preparation for the actual debut with a team in his name.
The Red Bull driver has already been working on setting up his own team for the world of GT racing for some time, so much so that his outing behind the wheel of the Ferrari 296 in Portimao just under a year ago had aroused a lot of curiosity. .
This car is that of the Emil Frey Racing team that Verstappen has been sponsoring in the GT World Challenge Europe and in the DTM since 2023, and which sees his protégé Thierry Vermeulen behind the wheel. We remember that Jos Verstappen, Max’s father, is the manager of the Dutch boy, whose father in turn manages Max, in a crossroads of friendships and professional ties that gave life to the Verstappen.com Racing project.
Test Verstappen.com Racing
Photo by: Max Verstappen
In fact, all three of the aforementioned were present at Mugello, plus Chris Lulham, a boy who is part of Team Redline, the eSports team created by Max, plus a series of engineers and mechanics who worked on the various cars brought into action on the Tuscan track .
In addition to the 296, there were also a couple of Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO2s, which Jos also rode, and a brand new Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO which Lulham was able to test for the very first time.
The latter embodies Max’s project to bring drivers from virtual to real racing, as the F1 champion himself had explained at the time, underlining how expensive a path to the top of motorsport is today by moving from the minor single-seater formulas, compared to the now very advanced SIM Racing techniques, which can be a much cheaper alternative in building a real racing career.
Max Verstappen, Chris Lulham
Photo by: Max Verstappen
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