Max Verstappen a shock appointment for Toro Rosso next year
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@Tony Holder you know that Max has an extremely talented racing dad. How are you comparing to Jos? 
David O'Reilly
A bad quali means I can go forwards in the race.
Yes its a very early arrival.
It would seem to me to make more sense to use Sainz jr as the FR 3.5 cars are one step closer to F1 and he has excelled.
One season i F3 then in F1 in a mid field team, talk about throwing him in the deep end!
Riciardo by contrast did 2 seasons in FR 3.5 or GP2 (cant remember) then a season in HRT and then what 2 in Toro Rosso. This has allowed him to mature and learn mating this with his natural pace and look at the result. Verstappen is quick but makes contact a little too. It may harm him doing this so soon.
His dad is not silly and a tough negotiator. (a tough guy in fact).
Maybe he said to Marko its Toro Rosso in 2015 or we have other option thanks let me know.
It would seem to me to make more sense to use Sainz jr as the FR 3.5 cars are one step closer to F1 and he has excelled.
One season i F3 then in F1 in a mid field team, talk about throwing him in the deep end!
Riciardo by contrast did 2 seasons in FR 3.5 or GP2 (cant remember) then a season in HRT and then what 2 in Toro Rosso. This has allowed him to mature and learn mating this with his natural pace and look at the result. Verstappen is quick but makes contact a little too. It may harm him doing this so soon.
His dad is not silly and a tough negotiator. (a tough guy in fact).
Maybe he said to Marko its Toro Rosso in 2015 or we have other option thanks let me know.
@Tony Holder you know that Max has an extremely talented racing dad. How are you comparing to Jos?
Jos is the same age as me. Has a son in F1.......I find that our paths are very.......similar, apart from I haven't raced in F1 for real. My son will.
He is getting a pedal go kart for christmas.....just need to tell his mummy.
Villeneuve is not a fan.
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes the Super Licence system is flawed when a 17-year-old such as Max Verstappen can race in Formula 1.
Villeneuve has labelled the current Super Licence as "meaningless", and thinks a driver should gain experience over the years before reaching F1, no matter how talented
More here
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Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes the Super Licence system is flawed when a 17-year-old such as Max Verstappen can race in Formula 1.
Villeneuve has labelled the current Super Licence as "meaningless", and thinks a driver should gain experience over the years before reaching F1, no matter how talented
More here
<mod edit: @Paul Smith see also yesterdays thread, please do not copy/paste full articles from copyrighted websites. Trimmed this one for now with a source link>
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Frederic Schornstein
TXL Racing
He always finds something to moan about, doesnt he?
Kimi had very little single seater experience as well and people were concerned and now he is a WC.
I think it is very early as well, but his results are more than impressive. I personally think they should have promoted him to FR35 maybe even in the middle of this season.
Kimi had very little single seater experience as well and people were concerned and now he is a WC.
I think it is very early as well, but his results are more than impressive. I personally think they should have promoted him to FR35 maybe even in the middle of this season.
He is a moaning git, but the superlicence should mean something otherwise they they should get rid of it. It will be very interesting next year to see how he does. I don't agree he should be in F1 yet but he is and hopefully the media will give him time but I doubt that.
Robert vd Heide
Piloting RC Helicopters and sim Racecars
others moan about the gran turismo project ,and dont like to see gamers and simracers starting in real lm prototypes .
but its just the old guys ,not grasping that its easier for the current generation to get up to speed
rather keeping illusionairy boundries in place ,im sure thats not what the superlicence was intended for (probably just a skill check for safety)
yes ,of course there is a minimum depending on how develloped and trained the physic of the driver is
G forces and other natural boundries are not fooled by politics of F1 .
but tactics and race experience can be learned young
and this guy Max has been intensive mentored from a young age ,and been growing up in the pitsstreet,,also his f3 overtake moves make him look capable to step up to F1
funny how the experience of a driver isnt important no longer ,if they bring the needed CASH along ,even though they are a danger to themself and others.
i rather hear Villeneuve about THAT
Harriers already too old (ditched last year).
I agree somewhat with him. Max is defenitely a talent, but i would have rather seen him 1 or 2 years in GP2. Or 1 year as a third driver.
