Jos Verstappen reveals that he crashed in the Rally of Wervik

Jos Verstappen has explained how crashing in a rally race allowed him to get home early to watch his son win the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Jos Verstappen
Jos Verstappen

Max Verstappen’s father is a former F1 driver and a winner of the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans but did not fare so well, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:compared to his son, thisꦫ past weekend.

The 50-year-old revealed: “I drove the Rally of Wervik on Saturday. Until the fift🍸h stage, it wen🤪t very well. We were competing for the victory. 

“Unfortunately, in the fifth stage things went wrong. You must cut corners a lot during such a rally. That means that in most corners ☂you end up in the grass with two wheels and then come back on the asphalt. 

“The grooves in the grass get deeper and deeper. This was the second time we raced there and there were 140 participants. I had already passed the corner, got on the gas, but once I got on the asphalt the car kind of lif🍰ted. 

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing with his father Jos Verstappen
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing with his father Jos Verstappen

“I then over-steered and drove into a ditch. There,🌸 we hit a piece of sawn-off tree trunk at 130 kilometers per hou𓄧r. That was quite an impact. It will take a few weeks to repair the car.

“Of course, I was very disappointed. 

“But again, this is the typical rally-experience and knowledge of the c꧟ircuit. For ཧme it was the first time I drove there. 

“A positive t🐻ake away was that the new notes-system that we used worked very well. And it clic♏ks very well with my navigator Harm van Koppen. 

“Because of the crash I did have time to watch Formula 1 on Sa🧔turday afternoon, so that was a positive!”

‘Max Verstappen is motivated!’

 - Race, Jos Verstappen
- Race, Jos Verstappen

The F1 world champion is hungry to win a second championship𒉰, his father sa🐼id.

Max Verstappen won in Baku ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, while Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:both failed to finish.

“You could see Max wasꦆ very motivated,” Jos said. 

“That had of couꩵrse to do with the previous race in Monaco, but he doesn’t really let it get to him. 

“I think that’s𒀰 very beautiful, it only makes him be෴tter. A challenged Max is an even better Max.”

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