These are the 7 youngest drivers in F1 history

Fernando Alonso

News has broken that Max Verstappen, currently 16 years old, has been signed up to race for the Toro Rosso team for the 2015 Formula One season. That means that by the time he takes part in his first race, he’ll be the youngest driver in the sport’s history.

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Now, it probably doesn’t hurt that Max’s dad is Dutch F1 legend Jos Verstappen, but it still takes a fair amount of work to even be considered for the elite echelons of F1 racing. And you can’t argue that Verstappen hasn’t put in the hard yards.

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