Verstappen vreet kilometers tijdens speciale testdag op Nürburgring

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Verstappen vreet kilometers tijdens speciale testdag op Nürburgring

Gepubliceerd op 20 maa 2026 17:22
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Door: Bob Plaizier

Max Verstappen zit vandaag niet stil tijdens de testdag van de NLS op de Nürburgring Nordschleife. De Nederlander neemt morgen deel aan de NLS2-race met zijn eigen raceteam, en zit vandaag niet stil. Hij is vrijwel de hele dag gespot op het iconische circuit in de Duitse Eifel.

Verstappen keert dit weekend terug op de iconische Nürburgring Nordschleife. Hij zal zich gaan voorbereiden op zijn deelname aan de 24 uur van de Nürburgring, die over twee maanden op het programma staat. Door zijn verplichtingen in de Formule 1 heeft hij dit jaar nog geen meter op de Ring kunnen rijden met zijn Mercedes GT3, maar daar is vandaag verandering in gekomen.

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Hij meldde zich vanochtend vroeg op de Nürburgring, waar hij boven de pitlane toekeek hoe zijn team de auto prepareerde. Verstappen kwam daarna al vroeg de baan op, en werd gespot in de pitbox terwijl hij lachte en overlegde met zijn teamgenoten Daniel Juncadella en Jules Gounon.

Wat gebeurde er vandaag?

Zijn teamgenoten komen vandaag ook in actie tijdens de test, en op beelden was te zien hoe Verstappen het stuur overdroeg aan de zeer ervaren Juncadella. De Spanjaard stuurde de wagen daarna de Groene Hel op, en voor Verstappen was dat het moment om even te evalueren.

Op beelden die door Verstappens team worden gedeeld is te zien dat Verstappen ook in de middag veel meters maakt op het wereldberoemde circuit. Voor Verstappen is dit de ideale voorbereiding op de race van morgen, die om 12:00 zal beginnen. Verstappen, Gounon en Juncadella zullen eerst om 08:30 de kwalificatie gaan afwerken op het langste circuit ter wereld.

Kalender aangepast voor Verstappen

De organisatie van de NLS is zeer blij met Verstappens aanwezigheid, en ze hebben deze race speciaal voor de Nederlander verschoven, zodat er geen clash meer is met de F1-kalender. Of Verstappen na dit weekend nog deelneemt aan NLS-races in april, is nog niet bekend.

Back in the car for more laps, let’s gooo pic.twitter.com/0B69pfuivq
— Max Verstappen (@VerstappenCOM) March 20, 2026

Pietje Bell

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Geen RBR artikel vandaag. Dan maar even hier van RN, Buemi:

[i][b]Red Bull simulator driver Sebastien Buemi on where Red Bull is atm:[/b]

"We came away from Melbourne — obviously Max had that issue in qualifying — but
in my opinion, it was a very strong showing. [The car] was third [in the... [Lees verder]

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20 maa 2026 - 22:30

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Larry Perkins

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Kilometers aan wat?
Hij beseft toch wel dat de RB22 op zich al veel te zwaar is hè...
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- 20 maa 2026 - 17:29
- Skoda F1
  
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  Ik denk Gare Rapen want die zijn schijnbaar goed voor de lijn..
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  21 maa 2026 - 06:27
Pietje Bell

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Geen RBR artikel vandaag. Dan maar even hier van RN, Buemi:

Red Bull simulator driver Sebastien Buemi on where Red Bull is atm:

"We came away from Melbourne — obviously Max had that issue in qualifying — but
in my opinion, it was a very strong showing. [The car] was third [in the pecking order],
Now we come back from Shanghai, which was very bad. So, I would give it a bit of time.
You cannot expect Red Bull to directly be performing like people that have been making
engines for decades.
So you need to give it a little bit more time before we actually come to a conclusion
on how far we are behind, or things like this. I find it still too early.
I think, yes and no, but again, just having one bad result — does that mean we are
actually really off, or does that mean things just didn't go well and we took some wrong
decisions?So I think we need a few more races to be able to say, actually, we are
clearly behind, or no, actually, we are closer than we think. You know, because
Melbourne and Bahrain testing were quite good, in my opinion. So let's give it a bit more
time before we come to a conclusion. If we come to the conclusion after Japan that we
are really on the back foot, I think it's a good opportunity to regroup and have a bit of
time to analyse and come up with some better solutions.
If we assume that we are very good in Japan, maybe not, because when you're good,
you want to just get those races in as quickly as you can.
But I guess, for a team like Red Bull making its own engine for the first time, a good gap is not a bad thing."
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- 20 maa 2026 - 22:30
Pietje Bell

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Liam Lawson is zeer positief.

Reflecting on the journey from development to the asphalt, Lawson is full of praise for the work done by Red Bull Powertrain and Ford’s engineers.

“I think it’s exceptional, to be honest," Lawson beamed when asked for his assessment of the new heart beating inside his Racing Bull.

"Obviously, we had some issues from Melbourne and unfortunately for Red Bull, they had a car drop out as well, but with new regulations, I think it’s not expected, but more understanding.

“As frustrating as it is for all of us, from where we were a year ago, we weren’t hearing amazing things and weren’t super-confident about it, and now we have quite a strong engine. For us, it really helped us in Melbourne. It’s extremely positive.”

Lawson’s confidence is backed up by the standings. Racing Bulls and the senior Red Bull team are currently locked in a fierce battle at the front of the midfield, sitting just six points behind McLaren.

For a brand-new engine manufacturer, hitting these heights so early is a massive win.

“We’re continuing to learn and find more performance, which is the goal through the season, but I think they’ve done a very, very good job,” Lawson added.

While the Mercedes power unit remains the current "class of the field," Lawson explained that the battle for supremacy isn't just about raw horsepower – it’s about the wizardry of energy deployment and battery management.

“We’re looking at everybody's deployment methods,” he said.

“But on top of that, when you have very different cornering speeds, it’s very hard to compare as well, because depending on how much speed you carry through a corner, it depends on how much you are charging the battery."

In a surprising twist, Lawson revealed that some of the car's struggles in specific corners are actually being turned into tactical strengths by the engine’s recovery system.
"For us, there were a few corners in which we struggled, but it was actually giving us a bit of a boost down the straight because we were off throttle through the corners and charging a bit more,” he explained.

“Sometimes, it’s not that simple to compare, because you have to be doing the exact same speed through the corners to try to deploy the same as somebody else.

“So it’s quite hard to compare. Obviously, we’re looking at what everybody is doing. We have to try to maximise our own deployment depending on what we are doing.”

Uit F1i: lawson-hails-red-bull-ford-unit-as-exceptional-after-early-doubts
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- 20 maa 2026 - 22:36
Pietje Bell

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Misha Charoudin, die praktisch op de Nürburgring woont heeft een 13 min durende
video opgenomen vandaag.Op de vraag of Max in April nog een keer komt .....
"I'll try, I'll try", aldus Max.

https://youtu.be/b1xDzXRqRoo
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- 21 maa 2026 - 00:03

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