After conquering the pinnacle of motorsport, two-time world champion Max Verstappen has announced that he will race in the 2022-23 Le Mans Virtual Series. The Dutchman will be joined by former F1 driver Romain Grosjean on the grid. Verstappen previously participated in the January edition. However, he crashed out after taking the lead in the race.
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The Red Bull driver will drive the #1 Team Redline LMP. He will share the car with Jeffrey Reitveld, the reigning world champion, and Maximilian Benecke. Benecke recently won the BMW Sim GT Cup championship.
Furthermore, IndyCar sensation and former F1 driver Romain Grosjean is expected to join the grid as well. He will line up for his own Esports team, the R8G Esports squad. Grosjean’s teammates will be Martin Hemmingsen and Ulas Ozyildirim.
The announcement was made on Twitter by the official account of Le Mans Virtual. The tweet read, “Yes, the rumours are true. @Max33Verstappen will be returning to the #LeMansVirtual grid for Round 3 of the 2022 Series. Once you’ve conquered the peak of IRL racing, you may as well try the peak of sim racing too. And to all of the orange army, you can thank us later!”
Verstappen would hope to keep his previous frustrations away when he takes the wheel this time. He lost pole position by 0.002 seconds last time.
Knowing Verstappen, he would treat this series the same way he’d treat an F1 race. Can the Dutch driver improve this time?
F1 Twitter reacts to the news of Max Verstappen racing in Le Mans Virtual
When you have won the F1 world championship twice, why not try your hands in the Virtual LeMans as well? Max Verstappen will return to race in the competition after trying his hands the last time in January 2022. F1 fans on Twitter were absolutely buzzing with the news.
Furthermore, Fernando Alonso has also revealed his desire to drive the Le Mans with Verstappen together. The news has really got some fans excited. Fans already claimed that the Verstappen-Alonso duo in a reliable car would be unbeatable.
Alonso and Verstappen would like a 24H of Le Mans outing together… I’m up for it.
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Furthermore, some fans claimed that Max and Alonso’s partnership would be iconic.
Wait. Alonso wants to do Le Mans with Verstappen? That would be iconic. Goat stuff.
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Yes, the rumours are true😉 @Max33Verstappen will be returning to the #LeMansVirtual grid for Round 3 of the 2022 Series Once you've conquered the peak of IRL racing, you may as well try the peak of sim racing too🏆 And to all of the orange army, you can thank us later! 🧡🧡🧡
After winning his second world championship, Max Verstappen will now look to clinch his first Esports title. Moreover, Fernando Alonso could also join the Red Bull driver in a dream partnership. Can Verstappen add an Esports title to his glittering career?