Max Verstappen has signalled his intent to race in the Nurburgring 24 Hours following his stunning victory on debut in a GT3 race on the Nordschleife.
Having qualified in third place, Verstappen roared into the lead at the rolling start and dominated during his two hours behind the wheel.
Driving his Ferrari 296 GT3 machine, Verstappen pulled out a maximum lead of 70 seconds over the chasing pack around the 14.1-mile track before handing over to Chris Lulham at the two-hour mark.
Lulham's stint was punctuated with a number of yellow flags and slow zones, as his lead was gradually wiped out, but he still comfortably won by over 20 seconds to hand both drivers a win on their Nurburgring debuts.
Reflecting, Verstappen was hopeful of a racing return to the Nordschleife.
"Yes, it was great. The first two stints went really well," Verstappen said.
"The car performs well on a dry track, I already knew that from qualifying, we didn't make any big mistakes, and to win here on our first attempt is obviously fantastic.
"I didn't see the [first lap incident involving another car] at the time. I only saw it after my stints, but these things happen.
"Of course, I would love to compete in the 24-hour race, whether that happens next year or later, but we still need more experience for that, of course.
"That's a given, so hopefully we can compete in more races next year."
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