F1 driver had reached first place during Saturday stintRace was on Dutchman’s ‘bucket list’ before F1 resumesThe four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen’s chances of victory in his 24-hour racing debut at the famed Nürburgring track have been ended by an apparent mechanical problem with his car.Verstappen had been leading in Germany on Sunday morning by more than half a minute, sharing a Mercedes AMG GT3 car with the experienced sportscar racers Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella. Juncadella had just taken over from Verstappen when he had to slow down with a problem affecting the rear-right of the car and lost the lead before pulling into the pit lane. The car had not returned from the garage after an hour. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/17/max-verstappens-24-hour-racing-debut-at-nurburgring-ends-after-mechanical-fault