Timo Glock insists that making Max Verstappen pass the tests for a Nordschleife racing licence was not embarrassing, as Ralf Schumacher claimed, it was “the rule” – and it applies to everyone.

While his Formula 1 rivals slept in, attended fancy dress parties or chilled on the couch during the off weekend between Monza and Baku, Verstappen was in action at the Nürburgring in a bid to secure the necessary permit that would allow him to compete in next year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours.

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That not only meant time on the track, but also a written exam.

Verstappen sat the exam on Friday before being allowed to take to the track behind a driving instructor, Andreas Gülden, who gave him a few tips about racing on the ‘green hell’.

Granted his Pe

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