Teenager Max Verstappen became the youngest ever Formula One winner on Sunday when he took full advantage of a spectacular first lap crash that eliminated both Mercedes cars and drove to triumph in the Spanish Grand Prix.
In his maiden outing with the Red Bull team following his unexpected promotion from Toro Rosso, the 18-year-old Dutchman showed supreme composure under pressure as he resisted all attacks to claim a memorable victory in only his 24th F1 race.
He's hasn't just rewritten the record books
He's torn them up and we've had to start again#SpanishGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/TgSogCDSIL
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 15, 2016
He became the youngest race winner, replacing four-time champion Sebastian Vettel who had also taken that record as a Red Bull driver.
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
History made as @Max33Verstappen becomes youngest ever winner of an #F1 race #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/NjizUc3zpF
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 15, 2016
Verstappen, heralded as the sport’s hottest property, proved he has everything required to be a future world champion, but owed some of his good fortune also to Red Bull’s decision to put him on a three-stop strategy while his senior team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was on a two-stop plan.
