Max Verstappen has declared “we will be back” after the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes was cruelly denied victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
Verstappen impressed on his debut at the endurance classic this weekend as he shared a Mercedes-AMG GT3 with teammates Gounon, Lucas Auer and Daniel Juncadella.
Max Verstappen: ‘We will be back’
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The quartet had established a lead of around 45 seconds after Verstappen’s final stint on Sunday morning.
However, the car developed a driveshaft problem shortly after Daniel Juncadella replaced Verstappen in the cockpit.
The #3 was ultimately classified 38th as the #80 Mercedes of Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Maxime Martin collected victory.