One driver dead and six injured in Nurburgring race crash

[p]Organisers said Miettinen, who was 66 years old, died after a crash that stopped the race after about half an hour of the scheduled four hours. All the other drivers were taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. [/p][p]Red Bull F1 driver [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Verstappen[/a], sharing a Mercedes AMG GT3 sports car with Austrian Lucas Auer, was not on track at the time.[/p][p]"During the first race of the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, a serious accident involving seven competitors occurred in the early stages of the race," Nurburgring officials said in a statement.[/p][p]"[b]Despite the immediate arrival of emergency services, the emergency medics were unable to save the driver involved, Juha Miettinen (BMW 325i, #121), after he had been extracted from the vehicle. The driver died at the Medical Centre after all attempts at resuscitation proved unsuccessful[/b]."[/p][embed guid="e63455da-8a17-4a6d-a7c9-b183b61e12bb" url="https://x.com/Motorsport/status/2045567839713570943" social-type="twitter" /][p]Organisers said the race would not resume on Saturday and a minute’s silence would be held during the grid formation on Sunday.[/p][p]Verstappen said on Instagram that he was shocked by what had happened.[/p][p]"Motorsport is something we all love but in times like this it is a reminder of how dangerous it can be," he posted.[/p][p]"[b]Sending my heartfelt condolences to Juha's family and loved ones[/b]."[/p][p]The Nurburgring's historic and fearsome Nordschleife, ​known as the 'Green Hell' when it hosted Formula One in the 1960s and 70s, is  a 20.8 km (12.9 miles) loop in the Eifel region of Germany. It was first opened in 1927.[/p]