Jos Verstappen is looking forward to Veekay in Indy500: "It will be exciting"

23 August 2020 at 11:53

Last update 23 August 2020 at 12:23

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Rinus van Kalmthout makes his debut in the Indy500. The 19-year-old Dutchman is starting from fourth position. Jos Verstappen is impressed.

“I think it will be exciting Sunday," Jos Verstappen told RACER. Max's father is impressed by the performance of 'Veekay'. "With his (limited) experience, I must say he did a very good job in qualifying."

A lot of attention for Veekay in the Netherlands

After Max Verstappen, Van Kalmthout receives the most media attention in the Netherlands. "He gets a lot of attention here," the former Formula 1 driver continues his story. "He’s in the newspaper, he’s on television, because I think in Holland, racing is growing (in popularity). We have a lot of media attention. And man, I think he gets a lot of attention.”

Jos Verstappen is going to turn on the television. "I'm definitely going to watch him," he concludes.