adminSixteen-year-old Max Verstappen will become the youngest F1 driver in history when he competes in next year’s championship. The Dutchman, who turns 17 next month, currently races in Formula Three.
“I’m a relaxed guy. I will handle it,” Verstappen, who will replace Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso, told the BBC.
Verstappen is the son of former Formula 1 driver Jos, 42, who contested 106 grands prix for teams such as Benetton and Tyrrell between 1994 and 2003.
Max Verstappen will break the record for F1’s youngest ever driver by almost two years when he lines up for his debut next year.
Spain’s Jaime Alguersuari – who was 19 years and 125 days when he raced in Hungary, also for Toro Rosso, in 2009 – is the current record holder. Alguersuari left Torro Rosso and F1 at the end of the 2011 season.
The youngest driver to earn a Championship point is Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat, who was 19 when he finished ninth in this season’s opening race in Australia. The Russian will be Verstappen’s team-mate in 2015. — BBC Sport
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