Verstappen competes in his first GT3 race in Nurburgring In May 2026, Max Verstappen, a famous Formula 1 driver, joined another motorsport category called GT3 as part of the Mercedes-AMG team and raced with performances for the first time in Nurburgring for 24 hours to try some other motorsport and to do some proper driving. Verstappen faced challenges during the race with a broken driveshaft in his Mercedes’s engine. This engine problem impeded his progress in the race, resulting in his car retiring and leaving him unable to finish. Despite this setback,Verstappen’s teammate, Juncadella, finished the race with a victory, and he was still proud of Verstappen for trying the hardest race in the world. The four-time world champion is already active at playing motorsport, even making his own Verstappen racing competition which is one of the Formula 1 sim racing. Verstappen’s teammate, Daniel Juncadella, Lucas Auer, and Jules Gounon shared their duties with their own Mercedes-AMG car. Right after the Nurburgring race started, Verstappen and Maro Engel ran side by side, also with little contact. Verstappen went in front of Engel after he accidentally went on a gravel and both drivers were still able to continue driving. Soon the track was soaked with rain. Verstappen still tried to overcome the rain, so he was able to drive until he went to the pit lane. First he was behind the Porsche, and then a yellow flag appeared. This created an advantage for Verstappen to catch up and pass the 911 at the corner turn one. At lap 16, Verstappen continued to extend his lead, creating an increasingly larger gap between him and the rest of the pack. Soon the gap was more than 35 seconds until there were about four hours left. The head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, Christopher Sagemuller, expressed