Max Verstappen, Dani Juncadella, Lucas Auer and Jules Gounon are just a few hours away from winning on Verstappen’s Nurburgring 24 Hours debut as they fronted a Mercedes 1-2 with five hours on the clock. The Red Bull-backed Team Verstappen Mercedes AMG led the race with Verstappen at the wheel, as the four-time world champion returned to the cockpit in the morning, having driven an impressive couple of night stints.He leads the sister Winward Racing-run Mercedes #80 in the hands of Maro Engel (who Verstappen overtook for the lead during the night), with a huge gap to the third-place car.As has been the case since Saturday night, realistically, the Mercedes can only trip over themselves.There have been hints that the lead fight is being managed, too.Before mi …
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Author: Josh Suttill
