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Verstappen feared GP2 would stall his F1career
Teenager Max Verstappen says he jumped at the chance to become Formula 1's youngest-ever race driver for fear his career would otherwise stall. The 17-year-old, whose meteoric rise from karts to formula one within a year has been highly controversial, also received an offer from Mercedes in 2014. The German marque offered to make Verstappen its reserve driver for 2015 whilst gaining experience in GP2. Ultimately, Verstappen jumped at the chance to leap immediately into F1 with Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso. 'I thought about what happened with Raffaele Marciello,' the Dutchman admitted to Auto Bild. He is referring to the 20-year-old Swiss-born Italian, who won the FIA European F3...
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