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Sim-Racer-to-Driver Path Should No Longer Carry a Stigma After Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring Win

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Misha Charoudin says Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring GT3 win with sim-racing ace Chris Lulham, on top of Jann Mardenborough’s P2, shows sim racing is a credible, cost-effective pathway to real-world racing success and should kill the “just gamers” stigma

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London, England.- Red Bull's advisor Helmut Marko says he is impressed with the GT3 debut at Nürburgring Nordschleife by Max Verstappen. "It's amazing how Max did it. Just the start and the first turn, the way he advanced the two ahead, was once more like Verstappen. No one else can do that," he said. "He gave the second driver a minute. He also does it in a Formula 1 car." Verstappen, along with his team-mate Chris Lulham, won the ninth round o…

Last weekend, Max Verstappen again demonstrated why he is one of the most complete and committed drivers of today’s motorsports. While Formula 1 enjoyed a week of “rest”, the tetracamper decided to try himself in a different category: he ran for the first time a GT3 race at the Nürburgring, inside the NLS 9, and took the victory in a forceful way. His performance surprised even more experienced drivers in the category, showing not only talent, b…

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