Sunday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news is dominated by reaction to Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen being disqualified after winning on his Mercedes GT3 debut at the Nurburgring.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s fly through the day\u2019s main headlines at the speed of light\u2026<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen disqualified after Nurburgring victory<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen and his teammates were disqualified after winning an NLS race at the Nurburgring on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Verstappen\u2019s car was excluded after being found to have used seven sets of tyres over the course of qualifying and the race, one more than the permitted maximum of six.<\/p>\n
A Mercedes-AMG representative said: \u201cThe error occurred during qualifying, when multiple driver and tyre changes were practiced.\u201d<\/p>\n
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