The Verstappen family doesn’t fully rest as racing continues with success

While Max enjoys the summer break in Formula 1, Jos was back in action this weekend, behind the wheel of his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.

The two-day ADAC Saarland-Pfalz Rally featured six timed stages, each run twice—four on Friday and the remaining eight on Saturday.

Verstappen started Saturday’s first four stages with three third-place finishes and one fourth. That left Max Verstappen’s father in fourth overall, the same position he had ended Friday in. Things changed on the ninth stage when Julius Tannert, who was second overall at the time, crashed and retired, promoting Jos to third place.

He held onto that spot despite losing a minute on the final stage of the day, which saw him finish fifteenth for that stage. The setback didn’t affect his overall position—Jos and co-driver Jamoul secured third place and claimed a podium finish.

Son Max was first on holiday in Portugal with his family and the family of girlfriend Kelly Piquet. The Dutchman was later spotted on the Italian island of Sardinia, where he also stayed in July.