Verstappen will race in Veszprém, arrives in Hungary on Friday
Jos Verstappen, the father of four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, will arrive in Hungary this Friday to take part in the Hungarian round of the FIA European Rally Championship, held in Veszprém. He will remain in the country for the duration of the event.
Verstappen Sr comes to Hungary
According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, Jos Verstappen (52), the father of Max Verstappen, will be travelling to Hungary on Friday and staying until Sunday to compete in Rally Hungary, which will be held in Veszprém. This event is the Hungarian round of the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC). The information was confirmed by Kornél Őry, chairman of the event’s organising committee, on Nemzeti Sporthíradó.
Jos, a former F1 driver, competed in 106 F1 Grands Prix between 1994 and 2003. He began rallying in 2022 and has mainly competed in the Belgian championship in recent years.
According to Mr Őry, a particularly strong field of drivers will line up at the starting line for the Hungarian round, including Ferenc Turán, Róbert Bútor, Mixi Csomós, and Norbert Herczig. Alongside them, there will be European competitors who have previously formed the core of the ERC, as well as promising young talents from neighbouring countries worth keeping an eye on, Őry added. The special highlight of this year’s event will be Jos Verstappen, and “it will be interesting to see how he performs on the challenging gravel and mountain stages in Veszprém.”
This year, Mr Verstappen intends to participate in all of the ERC races.
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