Max Verstappen confirmed as part of Daytona 24-hour race

Max Verstappen arriving at the Circuit of the Americas — Photo: © LAT Images

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Max Verstappen confirmed as part of Daytona 24-hour race

Max Verstappen is already starting to put the 2024 miles in

Chris Deeley

Friday 19 January 2024 20:57

Max Verstappen will be joining the Daytona 24-hour festivities, with his participation in the sim version of the event confirmed.

The three-time F1 world champion will be part of Team Redline's bid for the sim crown ahead of the 'real' version of the historic 24-hour race next weekend.

Verstappen is likely to feature from the start of the race with his outfit, Team Redline, with the event starting at 1.15pm CET, (7.15am ET/4:15am PT), following confirmation from the team.

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The race comes just days after Verstappen returned to racing, also at the Daytona circuit as part of the Real Racers Never Quit series.

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But the race was likely good preparation for Verstappen who will team up with Diogo Pinto and Sebastian Job ahead of the huge test around the American based circuit.

Daytona timeee 😍🇺🇸🚀

Saturday, 13:15 CET 📺 https://t.co/oubEhYhVGX @VerstappenCOM @redbull pic.twitter.com/nGUyq6IxWZ
— Team Redline (@TeamRedlineSim) January 19, 2024

Verstappen does have prior experience with online endurance racing with the latest event taking place on the platform of iRacing.

Endurance racing is also an avenue Verstappen is looking towards in the future on the physical track, hinting wanting to race at the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race where his father Jos competed, and teasing a partnership with two-time winner Fernando Alonso.

Max Verstappen Team Redline