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Verstappen victory hopes ended by mechanical problem
Key takeaways
- Verstappen has not been happy with the rule changes in F1
- Max Verstappen's hopes of winning the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race on his debut were ended by a late issue with his team's car.
- Their Mercedes AMG GT3 was eventually fixed but the problem cost them any chance of victory.
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Verstappen has not been happy with the rule changes in F1
Max Verstappen's hopes of winning the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race on his debut were ended by a late issue with his team's car.
The Dutch driver, along with team-mates Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella, was leading the famous race by about 30 seconds with three hours and 20 minutes left when a broken driveshaft forced them off the track.
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