Max Verstappen’s ex-F1 star dad Jos, 51, in high-speed crash as front of rally car left mangled after hitting barrier
EX-FORMULA ONE star Jos Verstappen was involved in a high speed crash which left the front of his car wrecked.
Verstappen, the father of three-time F1 champion Max, drove into a barrier ahead of his Spanish rally car debut.
The 51-year-old was warming up for the Rally La Nucia when the crash occurred.
Verstappen was driving downhill in a Skoda Fabis RS in testing when he hit the barrier on the side of the road after heading into a right-hand bend too fast.
It resulted in the front of the Red Bull sponsored vehicle being heavily damaged.
The metal barrier prevented Verstappen and co-driver Renaud Jamoul from flying off the cliff.
Jamoul later confirmed he and the Dutchman did not suffer any injuries.
The race event is part of the Spanish Rally Super Championship happening in Alicante between November 2-4.
Verstappen is no novice to rally cars, having raced in the Belgian Rally Championship while also making his World Rally Championship debut at the Ypres Rally in 2022.
He started 106 F1 Grand Prix’s over an active career spanning nine years.
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One of the most famous F1 incident’s of the 1990’s involved Verstappen at Benetton.
In his first season in the sport, a fire engulfed the pit crew when petrol sprayed out of the refuelling hose and ignited on his car as he came in to refuel at a pit stop.
He has been a regular sight in the F1 paddock since his son became the youngest ever F1 driver aged just 17 in 2015.
Meanwhile, Max will be back in action at the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix next weekend after winning each of the last three races.
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