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Written by Joe Holding
You have not read that incorrectly. Max Verstappen the 18-year-old driving Red Bull"s RB12 for the very first time this weekend became the youngest ever race winner in Formula One history after the Dutchman produced a faultless performance to claim the chequered flag in Barcelona.Verstappen, who was only brought into the team ten days ago at the expense of Daniil Kvyat, had qualified in fourth behind Daniel Ricciardo but ahead of the two Ferraris on Saturday.Ricciardo looked best placed to take advantage of Mercedes" disaster after assuming the lead on Lap 1, but Red Bull decided to cover Sebastian Vettel"s switch to a three-stop strategy early on in the race.That left Verstappen to fend off Kimi Raikkonen for the remainder of the grand prix on a two-stop race, a task the Dutchman performed impeccably to take the first F1 win of his career. Simply stunning.
Date written: 15 May 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3427
You have not read that incorrectly. Max Verstappen the 18-year-old driving Red Bull"s RB12 for the very first time this weekend became the youngest ever race winner in Formula One history after the Dutchman produced a faultless performance to claim the chequered flag in Barcelona.Verstappen, who was only brought into the team ten days ago at the expense of Daniil Kvyat, had qualified in fourth behind Daniel Ricciardo but ahead of the two Ferraris on Saturday.Ricciardo looked best placed to take advantage of Mercedes" disaster after assuming the lead on Lap 1, but Red Bull decided to cover Sebastian Vettel"s switch to a three-stop strategy early on in the race.That left Verstappen to fend off Kimi Raikkonen for the remainder of the grand prix on a two-stop race, a task the Dutchman performed impeccably to take the first F1 win of his career. Simply stunning.
Date written: 15 May 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3427
