Max Verstappen is reportedly keen to set aside his rivalries and partner up with a fellow Formula 1 driver to race in the 24 hours of Le Mans.

The Dutchman, who clinched his third F1 Driver’s Championship this season, revealed that it was his ambition to one day compete in the prestigious motorsport event.

‘What I do want to race is the 24 hours of Le Mans,’ Verstappen said on his future ambitions at the Honda Thanks Day, per The Sun.

‘I have already been there, when my father raced in Le Mans. The atmosphere is incredible in Resistencia.

‘There are so many people, driving at night, at dawn… I think it’s really cool.’

Max Verstappen has opened up on his desires to compete in Le Mans 24 hour race

The three-time F1 world champion also revealed that he had already been in talks with a rival driver over forming a potential partnership for the race

The 26-year-old has dominated in the F1 over the past two seasons and hinted at another race he wants to win during his motorsport career

VERSTAPPEN IS HUMAN, AFTER ALL!

Max Verstappen got a rare taste of defeat in Amsterdam this week, when he was BEATEN by a gamer in the final of a global sim-racing competition.

The Heineken event – titled Player 0.0 – saw fellow Dutchman Floris Wijers beat the three-time F1 world champion, as well as winners from tournaments held in Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

Inside the historic walls of Heineken’s first brewery in Amsterdam, the Red Bull superstar came second in a gripping 14-lap race at Zandvoort – one of very few occasions he hasn’t been on the top step in 2023!

Max Verstappen takes part in the sim race

At the end, he WASN’T on the top step

Having dominated in F1 over the past two seasons, being crowned champion at the Qatar Grand Prix before going on to win all seven of the last races of the season, the 26-year-old is eyeing up his next challenge within the sport.

Le Mans takes place annually during the summer at the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe and is a test of racing endurance.

Teams must rotate between three drivers during the 24-hour race, with drivers not being allowed to stay behind the wheel for more than a total of 14 hours, with drivers swapping out between various pit stops.

And when asked who his ideal partner for the race would be, Verstappen revealed that he had already been speaking with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso about joining up as a partnership.

‘I’ve been talking to Fernando (Alonso) about it,’ Verstappen said.

‘He [Alsonso] said he’d just want to do it with me again. So I told him it would be great.

‘The only thing is, for Le Mans, there’s no minimum weight for the driver. I’m a quite a heavy competitor, so I would have to find light teammates to compensate.

‘But Fernando is quite light, so that would be very good for us. But we would need to find another one, so I have to take a look.’

The Spaniard has enjoyed previous success at the race, winning twice in 2018 and 2019 alongside Sebastien Buemi with Toyota.

While he failed to pick up a victory on the Formula 1 circuit this season, Alonso has enjoyed a decent season, picking up eight podiums.

He finished fourth in the drivers standings, trailing Lewis Hamilton in third place by 28 points.

Verstappen, meanwhile, ran away with the drivers’ title, finishing with more than double the points of his nearest rival – Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

The Red Bull driver claimed that he and Fernando Alonso had spoken about potentially racing at Le Mans together

He also stated that Alonso had said he ‘wanted to do it again with Verstappen’ with the Spaniard having won the race twice before with Toyota