Leo Neugebauer is currently swapping the athletics stadium for the race track. In Austin he honored Max Verstappen for his sprint pole.
Great honor for the German athlete Leo Neugebauer (24). The decathlete, who has lived in Austin in the US state of Texas for several years, was able to meet the Red Bull Racing driver and reigning world champion Max Verstappen ( 27) as the fastest man. The silver medalist at the Paris Olympics presented the Dutchman with the trophy for his pole position in the sprint race. A picture of Verstappen and Neugebauer at the award ceremony was posted.
Neugebauer, who wore all white with a black cowboy hat for his F1 visit, also visited the German Formal 1 driver Nico Hülkenberg (37) in the pits of his MoneyGram Haas team. The athlete shared recordings of this in . In one of the videos, Neugebauer walked behind Hülkenberg and spoke into the camera: “A man, a myth, a legend. He did it.” He was alluding to the good result of Hülkenberg, who achieved a strong sixth place in qualifying.
Leo Neugebauer has been studying in the USA since 2019
Formula 1 is making a stop in Texas this weekend for the United States Grand Prix. The sprint race takes place on Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. German time. The qualifying for the main race is scheduled for 00:00 on the night of Saturday to Sunday. The actual main race starts on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.
Leo Neugebauer was born on June 19, 2000 in Görlitz, Saxony. He has been studying economics at the University of Texas at Austin since 2019 and is active in the university’s sports team. On June 8, 2023, he replaced German decathlon legend Jürgen Hingsen (66) as the new German record holder after 39 years with 8,836 points. At the Olympic competitions in Paris this summer, Neugebauer was only narrowly defeated by the Norwegian Markus Rooth (22).
Source: Stern
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