"Without complaint, Verstappen followed yesterday the theoretical lessons, completed the e-learning, listened to advice from a specialised instructor on the racing lines, and accepted taking part in this race with a car producing less than a third of the power of his Red Bull RB21 F1, not to mention weighting 1320kg. It was a commendable display of humility that once again highlights his passion for the sport."

Good for him! I understand why other drivers consider these requirements to be ridiculous once they've competed in top world championships, but Nordschleife still is something special

The Race: Verstappen gets his Nordschleife permit despite rules complication

To not flood the F1 community with what are technically not F1 posts, I'm adding further information to this post. Any chance to pin this post for the weekend, @wes@lemmy.world?

The Race: Verstappen's Nordschleife crash course: What you should know

Is that confirmed? He's not on the attendees list https://teilnehmer.vln.de/download.php?file=onb%2F2025-09-13%2FNLS7_Teilnehmerliste_vorl%C3%A4ufig.pdf

Edit: looks like his security is already here and it's still possible to register drivers

Auto Addiction: MAX VERSTAPPEN Arrives at the Nürburgring! Official NLS Debute! No More FRANZ HERMANN (YouTube)

Please note he's driving a power limited car, so he won't really be in any competition. The goal is to just do the laps and get the requirements to get a license. He needs the license to drive a fully capable car, so he can do the Nürburg 24h next year.