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Dominant Verstappen takes sporting revenge after GP Turkey


With teammate Max Benecke by his side, Max Verstappen started a new online racing series on Wednesday evening, the VCO ProSim Series, in which the best drivers together with the best sim drivers sit in a team. With 46 teams and a prize pool of $ 50,000, it is a busy competition.

During the first evening, top favorites Max and Max made their mark on the virtual Motegi circuit. In his Formula 3 car, Verstappen immediately drove to pole position. “It didn’t go wrong”, Verstappen looks back on qualifying. “It’s nice to drive the Formula 3 car. I didn’t have much time to practice on the sim, but Motegi is a very cool track with this car. We also drive a lot of cars, which is fortunate enough on this track. space is. “

During the race, Benecke was allowed to kick off on behalf of Team Redline. He did this with verve because after a flawless first part of the race, Verstappen was allowed to take over after twenty minutes. At that moment, the Dutchman is 1.5 seconds ahead of the second team and in the remaining twenty minutes, the Red Bull driver manages to increase that gap to more than five seconds. The Dutchman drives away in a dominant way from his closest pursuer, Philip Eng, and that is how he wins the first race together with Benecke.

Verstappen was delighted with the victory, which allowed him to wash away the sour aftertaste of the Turkish Grand Prix somewhat. “It was a great race. Maximilian already put the car in a good position and then I was able to take the win. There was no pressure from behind, so I tried to set good lap times and not make mistakes. I am happy to have a win. to score, it had been a while, “he jokes.

The next round of the VCO ProSim Series will take place on November 25th.

Did Verstappen really drive such a bad race in Turkey or is all criticism exaggerated? All about the Turkish Grand Prix in the latest edition of RacingNews365’s Formula 1 podcast, which can be heard below.

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