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Verstappen missed at Daytona: "I think he would do well here"
- Nicole Mulder
Some of the best drivers in the world, including several former Formula One drivers, will appear at the start of the 24 Hours of Daytona on Saturday. However, there is one name missing from the entry list that many drivers would love to see take part: Max Verstappen.
Verstappen will be missed at 24 Hours of Daytona
Shane van Gisbergen, Australian V8 Supercars champion and NASCAR Cup Series rookie, was asked by AP News which driver he thinks is missing from the 24 Hours of Daytona. "Max," he replied simply. Which Max he was talking about was not in doubt, with his teammate Ben Keating gave the same answer earlier. “I’d like to see Max Verstappen come out here and play around with us,” Keating said.
Van Gisbergen said he had spoken to Verstappen during preparations for the race weekend. "I think he'd be good here," he added. Verstappen indicated ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix that he would like to make a switch to endurance racing one day.
Kevin Magnussen also predicted that Verstappen will one day come to Daytona, partly because "he does not see him continuing in for ten years". “He’s a proper racer, so he would do Daytona. Based on all the sim racing he does and he already has a GT team,” the Dane added.
Magnussen is one of many former F1 drivers competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The former Haas driver is in pole position with his team for the endurance race. Also competing are Romain Grosjean, Pietro Fittipaldi, Daniil Kvyat, Kamui Kobayashi, Felipe Nasr, Felipe Massa, Sebastien Bourdais, Paul Di Resta, Will Stevens, Brendon Hartley, Jack Aitken, Gianmaria Bruni, and Pascal Wehrlein. Felipe Drugovich, Frederik Vesti and Arthur Leclerc are also in attendance.
This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy
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