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Teen Verstappen sparks new life into Formula 1

In a scene never before witnessed in Formula One, a teenager stood atop the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix, holding the winner's trophy. The youngster with the silverware in his hands was Max Verstappen, an 18-year-old Dutchman who became F1's youngest race winner. It was fitting that to his left stood 28-year-old Sebastian Vettel, the previous youngest winner at the age of 21. To his right was 36-year-old Kimi Raikkonen, the series' oldest driver who not along ago was racing against Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen. 'It doesn't matter at what age you win, as long as you win,' Verstappen said. The young Verstappen said he was probably being picked up from kindergarten when Raikkonen...
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