News Details
Marko still annoyed with F1's age entry restrictions
Helmut Marko thinks it is “nonsense” that a 17-year-old, like Max Verstappen was in 2015, can no longer race in Formula 1. Verstappen was famously fast-tracked to F1 straight from the European Formula 3 Championship, making his debut for Toro Rosso at the Australian Grand Prix less than six months after his 17th birthday. Two weeks later he scored his first points, finishing seventh in Malaysia. Marko, of course, as head of Red Bull’s driver development programme, was instrumental in giving the Dutchman his big chance – and now, at 24, Verstappen is the World Champion. But 2015 was the final year when a 17-year-old, like Verstappen, was eligible to compete in F1. In December 2014,...
Full Story »
Full Story »
3y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Doom scenario looms for Piastri: 'I'd be pretty...
Oscar Piastri is one of the greatest racing talents in the world. Last...
3y ago from GPBlog.com
Volkswagen F1 announcement in New Year?
Pleased with the recently announced plans for the 2026 engine formula,...
3y ago from Pitpass.com
Exclusive: Audi very close to announcing Formula 1...
Article To news overview © Mercedes Audi's plans to enter Formula 1 are...
3y ago from RacingNews365.com
Verstappen looks ahead: 'When I'm there, I think I...
Now that Max Verstappen has won the championship, the Dutchman's dream...
3y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Martin pinpoints potential cause of Francesco...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Pecco Bagnaia baffled after risking crashes and still...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez crashed out of Catalan GP sprint because...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Catalan GP: Marc Marquez inherits sprint win as...
No description available...
20h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Rinus VeeKay separates from Dale Coyne Racing
Rinus VeeKay will not race with Dale Coyne Racing next season after...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...
The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power to replace Colton Herta at Andretti in 2026
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar moves street race from Toronto to Markham for...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier races to thrilling comeback...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastian Ogier wants WRC title by “winning...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC championship twist as Hyundai retires Adrien...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Sunday round-up: Smith, Rice, Saliba
Morning. A quick Sunday blog for you, starting with Arsenal Women who...
2h ago from Arseblog.com
Arsenal dealt blow as star man out for 3-4 weeks after...
Arsenal have reportedly been handed a massive blow with William Saliba out...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
‘No chance of happening' – Fabrizio Romano...
Reports linking Leandro Trossard with a shock move away from Arsenal have...
22h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Mikel Arteta should heed a lesson from Fabian...
s hard to avoid the feeling that, after Brighton boldly took their...
15h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Red Bull star's LATE demotion confirmed ahead of Italian...
A star of the Red Bull F1 driver pool has... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
‘It worked!’: Verstappen defied engineers to seal Monza...
Max Verstappen stunned the paddock on Saturday by... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com
FIA investigation sees F1 star demoted at Italian Grand Prix
A Formula One star has been given a penalty at... Read More »
47m ago from GPFans.com
