Max Verstappen, racing away from the F1 series after two the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix in April, was not on track at the time of the incident, with his Mercedes team-mate Lucas Auer starting the race from ninth after the latter was hit by a three-place grid drop in qualifying.

An amateur racing driver has died following a multi-car crash at the Nürburgring in a race in which four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was competing.