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Mercurial rise led to 'F2' mistakes for Verstappen in F1
Max Verstappen says his rapid promotion to F1 after just a single year of racing led to mistakes that others made earlier in their career. A successful career in karting, which he started at just five-years-old, and good mentoring by his father encouraged Verstappen to switch to cars in 2014. With the support of Red Bull, the Dutchman finished third in the European Formula 3 Championship, winning ten races, a track record that encouraged Red Bull Motorsport boss Helmut Marko to include the young charger in Toro Rosso's F1 line-up for 2015. At just 17, Verstappen was promoted to the big time, and then enjoyed further advancement in 2016 when he stepped up to Red Bull, winning at the outset...
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