Max Verstappen & IndyCar Champion Headline Star-Studded Lineup for 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual

After an intense season of battling for the championship, Max Verstappen looks to cut his winter break short. After spending Christmas in Brazil and partying hard in Miami for New Year, Verstappen is back to racing. Only a bit differently this time. Le Mans Virtual is scheduled to take place through the 15th and 16th of January, and Verstappen will be competing.

The endurance sim racing competition is one of the biggest Esports events on the calendar. The Red Bull driver will race for Team Redline; he will share the name with IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist. Big names from iRacing will accompany the stars like Maximilian Benecke and Atze Kerkhof.

One can follow the event on YouTube, where it will be streamed live. Another distinguished name from the world of F1 is Juan Pablo Montoya, who will race with his son in the guest LMVS team.

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Max Verstappen isn’t new to the event, having competed against Lando Norris in 2020. The F1 favorites dominated the race throughout the event last time around; however, a lag caused a collision with the Rebellion-Williams team, who took the victory.

A new venture into Esports for Max Verstappen

The driver’s talents behind the wheel aren’t limited to the track. Verstappen often partakes in various Esports events. Often working with Team Redline, the driver features on the flagship events of the iRacing calendar. However, Verstappen’s prowess on the track is well reflected in the digital world as well.

The Dutchman frequents pole positions and podiums, and also victories. Although more recently, the driver narrowly missed out on a triumphant end to the VCO ProSIM Series, losing out to the series’ champion.

Intriguingly, this love for Esports is relatively new to the driver. The pandemic and lockdown restrictions helped ignite his newfound hobby. “I’ve always had a simulator at home, but when I got into F1 I didn’t do any. But a year ago I started up again.”

Now, as Verstappen takes on another challenge in the world of Esports, we can’t wait to witness another glorious win from the driver.

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