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#80 Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL, #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing

Mercedes-AMG set the Nürburgring benchmark

Mercedes-AMG’s Nürburgring win showed sharp-end depth, while BMW’s own reading points to damage limitation rather than parity.
Jean-Paul Hackett 18 May 2026
Nürburgring (GER), 20-21 March 2026. Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, NLS, Nordschleife, #81 BMW M3 Touring 24H, Schubert Motorsport, Yokohama, Jens Klingmann, Ugo de Wilde.

Why German manufacturers still need the Nürburgring

The Nürburgring 24 Hours lets BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and Volkswagen prove different kinds of credibility on the same road.
Jean-Paul Hackett 12 May 2026
20 FRIJNS Robin (nld), BMW M Team WRT, BMW M Hybrid V8 #20, Hypercar BMW M Team WRT, BMW M Hybrid V8 #15, Hypercar

BMW won Spa, not the argument

BMW M Team WRT proved execution at Spa. It did not prove that BMW now owns Hypercar before Le Mans.
Jean-Paul Hackett 11 May 2026
#80 Maro Engel (DEU / Mercedes-AMG GT3 / Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol), Red Bull Ring 2026

Mercedes-AMG reads DTM’s new tyre regime first

Mercedes-AMG’s Red Bull Ring opener was not just a Race 2 win. It was the first useful read on DTM’s new tyre and BoP regime.
Jean-Paul Hackett 26 Apr 2026
By Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL - Autódromo Internacional do Algarve - Portimão - Portugal 🇵🇹, CC BY-SA 2.0

When two governing bodies stopped trusting the Gulf at the same time

Two calendar decisions, made eight months apart, by two governing bodies that never coordinated. The Gulf's risk profile is now visible in both.
Jean-Paul Hackett 25 Mar 2026
Sebring will answer the question Daytona could not

Sebring will answer the question Daytona could not

Daytona tested speed. Sebring tests structure. Three German manufacturers face the surface that separates execution from hardware.
Jean-Paul Hackett 11 Mar 2026
The arms race of stability: German GT3 strategy in 2026

The arms race of stability: German GT3 strategy in 2026

Why 2026 GT3 is no longer about speed but about stability, as Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and BMW reshape customer racing under economic pressure.
Jean-Paul Hackett 24 Feb 2026

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