Max Verstappen will start from sixth place for the first of two four-hour races at the Nordschleife this weekend – live on The Race’s YouTube channel – pending an investigation into a collision in a frenetic qualifying session. Only 15 minutes into the planned 90 minutes of running, the session was red-flagged for almost an hour while barriers were repaired following a crash for the #39 Aston Martin GT3 car. When it resumed, the #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry, in the hands of Verstappen’s stablemate Lucas Auer, had a frightening incident with the #941 Porsche Cayman GT4 car.Auer’s Red Bull-liveried Mercedes GT3 car encountered the lesser-powered GT4 car at a double-right-hander deep in the forest section of the Nordschleife circuit that’s in excess of 25km. Auer attempted to pass the Porsche on the inside into the sec …
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Author: Josh Suttill
