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Max's 'sixth' sense matches father's best

Max Verstappen made quite a splash on his Formula One debut in Australia and the 17-year-old showed off his wet-weather skills in Malaysia on Saturday as he steered his Toro Rosso to sixth on the starting grid. The youngest driver to start a Formula One race showed all the maturity of a veteran to overcome a tropical downpour and find the right lines in the final session to secure the best starting position by a teenager since 1961. "I studied the lines from last year so that helped me already a bit," the Dutch youngster said after matching his father and former F1 racer Jos's career best qualifying position. "I think the most important thing is to just stay cool and do...
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