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Salo says early debut for Verstappen is bad for F1
Max Verstappen to become youngest F1 debutant
Former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo has added his voice to concerns about the 2015 grand prix race debut of teenager Max Verstappen with Toro Rosso.
Finn Salo, who raced in Formula 1 against the 16-year-old's father Jos, echoed 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve who has questioned whether Verstappen's signing by Toro Rosso is good for Formula 1.
'I think it's really bad for Formula 1,' Salo told MTV3. 'In my opinion, a guy that young should not be allowed to drive in Formula 1. It should be the very top category of racing for which drivers train for years. Formula 1 is not a junior series.'
Salo, who raced for Sauber and Toyota and even...
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