Nürburgring 24 Hours, Verstappen team hit by late technical failure
sportsMay 17, 202616227
Verstappen Racing’s No. 3 Mercedes suffered a driveshaft/axle failure with about three hours remaining at the Nürburgring 24 Hours and was forced to retire. Team boss Steve Buschmann said the mechanical failure brought the car into the pits and ended its dominant run. Mercedes-AMG issued a statement calling the outcome 'incredibly disappointing.' The retirement cost Verstappen Racing a likely victory after it had led large portions of the race, raising fresh reliability questions for Mercedes in endurance racing.
