Max Verstappen is relishing his first weekend off in seven weeks after his Nurburgring adventures, and shed some light on his racing plans away from F1 in 2026.

Verstappen has used his recent off-weekends from F1 to head to the Nurburgring, achieve his racing licence at the German circuit, and win at his first attempt at a real-life endurance event on the Nordschleife.

Max Verstappen: Nurburgring races ‘won’t hurt’ becoming a better driver

Since the resumption of the F1 calendar after the summer break, Verstappen has been away from home taking part in weekend racing, even aside from his frantic F1 schedule.

After the double-header of Zandvoort and Monza, Verstappen took part in an endurance race at the Nordschliefe, driving a detuned Porsche to complete an event and secure a full Nords

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