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Verstappen: I definitely didn't expect it to happen as it did

Max Verstappen youngest ever F1 driver Formula 1's youngest ever driver and 2015 rookie Max Verstappen is expecting controversy about his age and experience to continue for now. At just over 17 years of age, the young Dutchman raised eyebrows when backer Red Bull announced that after just a single year of single-seater racing, he would debut for Toro Rosso in 2015. Less than a year out of karts, Verstappen already made history in 2014 when he began to appear in Friday morning practice sessions, smashing the former record held by Sebastian Vettel who began practicing for BMW in 2009 at the age of 19. The controversy about Verstappen's age and inexperience even elicited a response from the...
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