Rossi and Verstappen set to share Portimao GT World Challenge grid
Valentino Rossi and Max Verstappen are due to race against each other for the first time in this weekend’s GT World Challenge Europe season finale at Portimao. Rossi said Verstappen could be a “big problem” as the F1 world champion makes his series debut.
Max Verstappen is set to make his GT World Challenge Europe debut at this weekend’s season finale in Portimao. One of the other cars in the field will be driven by Valentino Rossi, putting the Formula 1 world champion and the nine-time motorcycle world champion on the same grid.
Rossi has spoken about facing Verstappen for the first time and said the Dutch driver could be a “big problem.” Reports also said both drivers were wary about encountering each other during the race.
Coverage of the event has highlighted that fans can follow the Portimao weekend for free.
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