Max Verstappen’s father escaped unhurt after his rally automotive was wrecked following a smash right into a tree in Belgium.
Jos Verstappen, the reigning national rally champion, retired from the Rallye de Wallonie on Sunday after dropping management through the Loyers particular stage.
Verstappen Snr, 54, had been in third place heading into the Sunday morning stage when he rolled his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 earlier than ploughing right into a tree. He and co-driver Jasper Vermeulen have been unharmed, however photos confirmed in depth injury to the automotive.
It had already been a dramatic weekend for Verstappen, who had made up floor after a 40-second time penalty for dashing on a liaison part dropped him to seventeenth general on Saturday. However, stage wins, together with the ninth check and the ultimate run in Marche-les-Dames, lifted him into third place behind Adrian Fernémont and Maxime Potty by the tip of the day.
