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Column: 'The rise and rise' of Max Verstappen
– Just a year ago Max Verstappen was the man to beat in the international karting scene. This weekend he will make his Friday practice debut at the Japanese Grand Prix to become the youngest ever driver to participate in a Formula 1 weekend. Things have developed rapidly for the 17-year-old Dutch driver, who will race for Toro Rosso in just six months' time. GPUpdate.net goes back in time.It's Saturday June 1, 2013. 15-year-old Verstappen is collecting title after title in karting and is about to seal one more when GPUpdate.net travels to the Belgian city of Genk to meet up with the son of ex-Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen. It's time for the final round of the WSK Euro Series, a...
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