Overview
- Teammate Dani Juncadella said Max Verstappen used a specific trick to cope with dirty air at the Nordschleife and declined to reveal the details.
- Audi veteran Christopher Haase said Verstappen could follow him through high-speed sections in their GT3 fight.
- Dirty air is the turbulent airflow from the car ahead that cuts downforce in corners and usually makes close following at the Nordschleife very hard.
- Verstappen set the six fastest laps for the #3 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 and finished first on the road before stewards disqualified the car for exceeding its tyre set allocation.
- The official win went to Rowe Racing, with peers crediting Verstappen’s extensive sim-racing for his sharp racecraft, and the Mercedes-AMG squad is due at the Nürburgring 24h Qualifiers on April 18–19.