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Verstappen/Auer lose likely Nordschleife victory

Max Verstappen lost another likely Nurburgring Nordschleife victory, having charged from fifth to first before an issue grounded his Team Verstappen Mercedes in the garage on Sunday.Following a minute’s silence on the grid to mark the passing of Juha Miettinen on Saturday, the racing at the Nurburgring resumed on Sunday with Verstappen starting the car – team-mate Lucas Auer having qualified the entry fifth.Verstappen wasted little time in progressing. He quickly claimed fourth as he took advantage of the #23 BMW going wide, driving around the outside of it out of Turn 2.Next up, Verstappen breezed past the #911 Porsche in the hands of 2023 DTM champion Thomas Preining to move into third.Verstappen took advantage of traffic to pull off a stunning move on the polesitting Ferrari, and he was into …


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Author: Josh Suttill

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