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Max Verstappen pulled nearly half a minute clear of the sister Winward Mercedes in the Nurburgring 24 Hours lead as he completed his night-driving stint
Max Verstappen extended his lead to nearly half a minute over the sister Winward Mercedes in the Nurburgring 24 Hours race during his night-driving stint.
During his double stint, the Formula 1 world champion consistently pulled away from Maxime Martin, setting some of the fastest sector times of the race so far.
Both cars pitted around 4am local time with 11 hours to go, with Verstappen handing over to Jules Gounon.
There was contact between the two Mercedes during the first half of Verstappen’s night stint, but both cars emerged unscathed.
The #99 BMW, driven by Kelvin van der Linde, maintained third place behind the two Mercedes at the 13-hour mark.
