Max Verstappen's dream of scoring points on his debut as Formula One's youngest ever driver went up in smoke on Sunday. The 17-year-old son of former F1 regular Jos 'the Boss' held his own for more than half of the 58 laps of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix before his Toro Rosso team ordered him to stop as smoke wafted into the cockpit. Verstappen had deserved better after moving up the order in a depleted field with only 11 finishers. "There's smoke in the car," the teenager reported over the team radio shortly before his race ended on lap 34. After stopping, it was a trudge back to the garage accompanied by a warm applause from fans behind the safety fences for a...
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