Verstappen passes Engel in the night, what a thrill then in the counterattack: at the Ring it is a Mercedes derby for the victory – VIDEO

Overtakes and thrills

The 24 Hours of Nurburgring has archived the night and after the special slalom in the first double stint with which he brought the crew from tenth to first position Max Verstappen was also excellent in his night shift that saw him opposed to Maro Engel.

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The four-time F1 world champion started chasing his brand mate and overtook him on the long straight section that characterizes the final part of the Nordschleife.

The two had to show all their reflexes when they had to deal with a truly thrilling lapping that forced Engel to go onto the grass to avoid worse trouble just when Engel was looking for a counterattack against Verstappen.

With just over seven hours to go to the checkered flag, the victory now seems a private matter between the two Mercedes, #3 has about 15 seconds margin over #80, the third crew in the standings is five minutes behind. Below are the highlights of what happened during the night between Verstappen and Engel. Here you can find the live streaming also from the cockpit of Mercedes #3.

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