Max Verstappen survived a side-by-side clash with the sister Winward Racing-run Mercedes to lead the Nurburgring 24 Hours during his first night stint. Verstappen took over the Team Verstappen entry from Dani Juncadella while in second place as the two Mercedes had a comfortable margin over a depleted top class – many entries were lost during a frenetic opening few hours. Verstappen only had one lap of night-time driving on the Nordschleife prior to the race, but he wasted little time in pushing during his first night stint.He soon closed the small gap to Maro Engel’s #80 Mercedes and shadowed the 2016 Nurburgring 24 Hours winner in close proximity. Verstappen made his move on the run to to Tiergarten, pulling to the right and sweeping around Engel to retake the lead he’d taken during his first back-to-back stints earlier in the race.
Verstappen re-takes the lead!He’s been all over Engel since the stops and finally d …
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Author: Josh Suttill
