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18th Aug 2014

Max Verstappen to become the youngest driver in F1 history next year

The son of former F1 star Jos will join Toro Rosso.

Tony Cuddihy

The son of former F1 star Jos will join Toro Rosso.

Max Verstappen, the 16-year-old son for former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen, will drive for the Toro Rosso team next season.

Verstappen currently drives in Formula 3 but will step up to replace Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne.

The youngest driver ever to start a Grand Prix is currently Jaime Alguersuari, who also drove for the first time for Toro Rosso in 2009, aged 19 years and 125 days.