Max Verstappen enjoyed a steady start to his weekend at the Nurburgring 24 Hours by finishing third in the opening qualifying session, which was topped by the Winward Mercedes.<br>The four-time Formula 1 world champion set an 8m18.539s lap around the Nordschleife aboard the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he is sharing with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella.<br>This was 3.582s slower than the #80 ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/NLS/news/nurburgring-24-hours-max-verstappen-third-as-winward-mercedes-tops-first-session/10820708/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>