Verstappen out from leading position in virtual 12 hours of Sebring

Max Verstappen took to the simulator on Saturday to be in action at the virtual 12 Hours of Sebring, but not long after the start, the adventure seems to be over for Verstappen and his teammate Alex Palou.

Just an hour and a half after the start it is over for the Team Redline drivers. Verstappen drove in the lead and took a lead until he appeared to make contact with a GTP class driver. However, there may have been an error in the game: contact (and thus damage) was detected, but on the footage there seems to be enough space between the drivers.

As a result, the Ferrari 488 GT3 sustained such damage that the Dutchman was forced to stop it in the pits. The damage proved too severe to continue the race and so the virtual long-distance race came to an early end for Verstappen and IndyCay champion Palou.

The moment can be watched back in the live broadcast below with about 10:37:50 to go.