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Under-18 drivers banned in F1 from 2016
AP Photo/Luca Bruno Formula One drivers will have to be at least 18 years old from 2016, motorsport's governing body announced on Tuesday. The FIA's new rules, which aim to make it harder for inexperienced drivers to appear on the biggest stage, followed the Toro Rosso team's decision to hire 17-year-old Max Verstappen for this year's championship. From 2016, drivers will also need to have accumulated a certain amount of points in other motorsports series over a three-year period, to have completed at least 80 percent of each of two full seasons in junior categories, and hold a valid road driver's license to become eligible for F1. 'The driver must be judged by the FIA...
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