Getty Max Verstappen Left the Entire F1 Grid Impressed After the Nurburgring 24 Hours Max Verstappen spent a spare weekend away from Formula 1 doing something most world champions would never attempt. He showed up at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, one of motorsport’s most brutal races, and nearly won it. Verstappen’s No. 3 Mercedes-AMG GT3, shared with Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella, and Lucas Auer, dominated large stretches of the race. The team led 85 laps in total before a driveshaft failure