Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has declared 16-year-old Max Verstappen as an 'exceptional talent that only comes once in decades' as the teenager prepares to become the youngest driver to race in F1. Red Bull raised eyebrows in August with the announcement that Verstappen will make the direct move from F3 to F1 with the Scuderia Toro Rosso team in 2015, despite having not completed his first season of car racing. Set to become the youngest driver to race in F1 when he makes his proposed debut in Australia next season aged just 17 years 166 days, he will break the current record by a comprehensive margin of almost two years. However, while his relative lack of experience and...
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