Max Verstappen signs new partnership with Mercedes in GT with Dani Juncadella

max verstappen I can’t live without motorsports. It’s your day and night routine. Without saying more, he admitted that the other day he woke up at 2am to take a test in the simulator. But he has projects in the competitive world for which he is not a pilot. For example, let’s say you own the equipment. Verstappen.com Racing In GT3 and sim racing.

And we have news on this. The four-time F1 World Champion team has reached an agreement with Mercedes to enter F1. GT World Challenge Europeand Mercedes AMG GT3. Verstappen’s GT project, which started in 2022, is one more step forward.

But this is not the only novelty in Max Verstappen’s construction. The Spanish national team will then take the wheel of a Mercedes. Dani Juncadella will fully participate in the GT World Challenge program in both sprint and endurance With Christian Lurum. In addition to this couple, three other drivers will have to form the line-up for the endurance test, and Jules Gounon will also join them.

“We are excited to partner with Chris for the next GTWCE season and would like to thank Verstappen Racing for working with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. With the experience that Max brings, this is a really solid project,” Dani Juncadella explained in a statement released.

Juncadella will have a very busy calendar in 2026, as he plans to combine this project with a jump to WEC’s top category, Hypercar, with the help of Genesis, which will debut at the Peak of Resistance next season. Furthermore, also We will continue to develop Aston Martin simulators in the future. This is to give Fernando Alonso the best weapon possible due to the new regulation changes already established in F1.