Max Verstappen made an eventful start to his GT World Challenge Europe debut weekend at Portimao, causing an incident during the opening minutes of Free Practice 1, which meant he was sanctioned by stewards.
Verstappen took the wheel of the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 early in FP1 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. Just three minutes into the session, the Red Bull driver made contact with Ezequiel Perez Companc in the #25 Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II at Turn 3 (Lagos).
