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Stroll: Verstappen paved the way for young drivers
Lance Stroll reckons Max Verstappen's success in Formula 1 paved the way for young drivers as he proved that age doesn't matter. Verstappen made his F1 debut at 17 years of age racing for the Toro Rosso team and earlier this year was promoted to senior team, Red Bull. Although his entrance into the sport saw the FIA impose a minimum age limit of 18 that came into effect in 2016, Stroll believes the Spanish GP winner opened the door to F1 for other young drivers. 'He's paved way for very young drivers coming into F1,' he told Autosport. 'It's shown the sport that young drivers are capable of making the step from F3 to F1.' However, the 2016 F3 European champion says he does not want to be...
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