Here's how Verstappen reacted after first GT3 Nordschleife qualifying

When asked about his first GT3 qualifying session at the Nordschleife, Verstappen replied: “It actually went quite well. On the intermediates, it was great, and the car worked really well too. Of course, there’s always a lot of traffic. Finding the best timing here isn’t easy. Then, towards the end… yeah, it was a shame on the slicks.”

Verstappen stated that he encountered too much traffic on his final lap, which prevented him from making a decisive push for pole position.

“On my last lap, I ran into too much traffic to put together a good lap. But the car is working really well, and the tires are good. I think in the race it should be fine.”

He finally added: “The difference between the various cars is, of course, quite big, and right now there’s really only one dry line, with different corners. It’s a bit on the limit, but that’s fun.

The four-time world champion qualified in third place, three seconds behind pole-sitter Krognes in the Aston Martin and one second behind Stippler in the Audi R8.

Verstappen had started the session strongly, holding the fastest time for much of the run with a comfortable lead, only to lose pole in the final moments by a few seconds. Here are the full results.

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