Red Bull driver Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen has seen his team’s dominant Nurburgring NLS2 win go up in smoke, after a post-race disqualification.
Verstappen, alongside Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon, had claimed a commanding victory around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. But, found to have exceeded the tyre allocation, Verstappen and Co. have been disqualified following the race.
Disqualified Max Verstappen loses Nurburgring win
Verstappen, Juncadella and Gounon manned the Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing machines on Saturday, as the first race of the 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie [NLS] season played out.
The trio secured what had looked like a statement win, with a margin of over one minute at the end of the four-hour race. Verstappen is preparing for his Nurburgring 24 Hours debut in May.
However, news broke post-race that Verstappen’s team had been disqualified. Six sets of tyres are permitted for race day, but Verstappen’s squad were found to have used seven.
Rowe Racing’s Dan Harper and Jordan Pepper inherit the victory, as a result.
More to follow…
Originally published by Planet F1 —
Read Original Article