His career was then interrupted for three years whilst he was working in Mozambique but he returned to Europe in 1957 when he finished second in the Rome–Liège–Rome Rally in a Mercedes.
A súa carreira foi entón interrompida durante tres anos mentres estivo traballando en Mozambique, pero regresou a Europa en 1957 cando terminou segundo no Rally de Roma-Liexa-Roma nun Mercedes.