At just 16, Verstappen was announced as an F1 driver, joining Toro Rosso alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz for the 2015 campaign.

It meant Verstappen would break the record for youngest-ever F1 driv༒er at just 17, two years younger than Jaime Alguersuari - who previously held the record - in 2009.

Verstappen would move u♛p to Red Bull in 2016, taking his first victory on debut at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Since then, 𓄧Verstappen has enjoyed a plethora of success, winning three world titles, 53 races and 97 pod𝓰iums.

At the time,ꦦ given his age and lack of single-seater experience, the decision to sign Verstappen was heavily criticised.

Speaking on the , Tost - who will leave F1 after this weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi - spoke about Verstappen and thꦗe decision to sign him.

“Then of course Max [Verstappeꦫn]. Max because of his unbelie🌜vable speed,” he said.

“When we brought him to Formula 1, I remember back some of your colleagues 🅺came to me and said you’re totally crazy, how can you take someone who doesn’t even have a driver’s licence?

“And I said, I don’t want to discuss this with you now, come in five years and then we can discuss it because then I goꦑt tired of defending our decision.

“This unbelievable natural speed, you could see, sometimes in Formula 3, I remember back at this wet race at💯 the Norisring, I thought Max was driving on a dry line because he was two seconds faster than the rest.

“This reminded me also of when168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Michael Schumacher won t💯he Formula 4 race at the Salzburg Ring in similar conditions and he was also two, three seconds faster than the rest.

“A💖nd then this is important for me, I want to seꦺe what a driver is doing in our car.”