Max Verstappen GT3 Victory at the Nurburgring was not the only way to describe another work of motorsport lights but it was another one that touched the heart of the racing hero Timo Bernhard. His tremendous whole-heartedness as a reigning Formula 1 champion meant he dominated in GT3 so that no one would discount the remarkable talent he has to foster in single-seaters. According to one of the Nurburgring 24 Hours winners Bernhard (5-time), the reception of Verstappen felt the legacy of sport to endure and carry on which is his most endearing spirit of persistence and passion.
Verstappen won in one of the most legendary races on the planet. Verstappen had to enter that arena to provide such a commanding drive and that can only be attributed to his versatility. GT3 long distance racing involves a selective thinking patience and stamina combined with attention over great long distances. Verstappen demonstrated all these traits and everyone has to remember why Verstappen is regarded as one of the most complete drivers of his generation.
Verstappen made it on this track which was especially significant to Timo Bernhard who has been the legendary racer on the Nurburgring. He did say that the driving of Verstappen brought back the nature of endurance races where the spirit and determination could be more vital factors than mere speed. The emotional response by Bernhard was synonymous to the image that the past and the present of the motorsport may have shared as a continuation of the motorsport tradition being played before a world full of viewers.
Behind the wheel Verstappen appeared as the master of the game shown on every lap. He illustrated perfect use of his car during great pressure, ease of use in traffic and consistency, all these traits are important when you are racing in an endurance and a single misjudgement could wipe hours of effort. That he could introduce himself into a new racing field so effortlessly further tended to support the other notion, which holds that skilled drivers are those who can compete no less in accomplishments than through their capacity to overcome himself regardless of the situation or the tactics the antagonist has to employ.
It is more than mere statistics or headlines. It is a significant message in the career of Verstappen indicating that he cannot take the entire Formula 1 single-handedly. By winning GT3 he becomes one of only a few drivers who have been able to perform well in different races and it foresadows the much bigger legacy who is yet to be made. Fans of Motorsport across the globe can only wonder whichever of the two he may achieve in defeat in either his reign in F1 or Challenge further into the world of endurance racing.
To Verstappen himself, it was another milestone that Bernhard had set and it was a time that rem was to Gerner Bernhard that he could not be beaten and fans, another sign that the story of Verstappen is only getting started.
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