‘That wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card’, say fans as Max Verstappen’s dad Jos prepares for debut in new sport this weekend

MAX VERSTAPPEN’S dad Jos is set to make his British Rally Championship debut this weekend.

The former Formula 1 star is on the entry list for the Rallynuts Severn Valley race in Wales.

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Jos Verstappen is set to make his British rally debut this weekend[/caption]

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Verstappen crashed his car while racing in Spain last year[/caption]

He will compete on British gravel for the first time in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 with regular co-driver Renaud Jamoul.

And Verstappen – who has spoken out on the Christian Horner sext scandal – will be hoping for a better debut than he managed in Spain last year when he was involved in a high-speed crash.

He drove the same car he intends to use this weekend but lost control as he crashed into a barrier on the side of the road.

It resulted in the front of the Red Bull sponsored vehicle being heavily damaged.

But the 52-year-old did not suffer any injuries and is now preparing to return to the driver’s seat – a move which has surprised some.

One fan reacted to the news saying: “Jos Verstappen competing in the British Rally Championship wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024 but life’s full of surprises.”

Another added: “That’s actually so cool.”

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.

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He also spent nine years in F1 from 1994-2004 and competed in 106 races.

Verstappen failed to win any of his races but did finish on the podium twice.