Auer’s mess in qualifying, Verstappen’s crew penalized by 3 positions: they will start 9th

More trouble for Max Max Verstappen’s adventure on the Nordschleife continues with a few too many problems. The four-time Dutch F1 world champion is also busy this weekend on the historic Nürburgring track to tackle the two qualifying races for the legendary 24 hours which will take place between May 16th and 17th. These are two races – both four hours – scheduled for this weekend which are added to the race that Verstappen took part in last March 21st and won with his team before suffering a sensational and mocking disqualification due to the use of one set of tires more than allowed in the race. Penalties in qualifying Even today something went wrong from a regulatory point of view for the crew of Mercedes #3: Verstappen, together with his adventure partner Lucas Auer, had obtained the sixth fastest time in today’s qualifying, paying a high price for the excessive traffic encountered on their fast lap. In reality, however, in the race scheduled for this evening starting at 5.30pm Verstappen and Auer will find themselves starting from ninth position. The Verstappen.com Racing team car was in fact penalized by three positions on the grid due to a contact caused by Auer. The 31-year-old Austrian driver was held responsible for the accident involving car #3 and the Porsche #941. Hence the commissioners’ investigation and the move back from the grid of Verstappen’s crew. It will therefore have to be a comeback race for the orange superstar today.