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Why Nurburgring 24 Hours agony may motivate Verstappen to return

Daniel Juncadella hinted that the “heartbroken” Max Verstappen may be motivated to return to the Nurburgring 24 Hours, despite his team agonisingly losing victory late on in 2026.

The four-time Formula 1 world champion was set for a dominant debut win aboard the #3 Mercedes GT3 he shared with Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer. But then, a driveshaft failure emerged with three hours remaining, forcing Juncadella to pit from the lead and effectively hand victory to the sister Winward Mercedes.

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