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F1: 18-year-old Max Verstappen wins 2016 Spanish GP, sets record

Updated on: 15 May,2016 09:59 PM IST  | 
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Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing Team on Sunday won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, to become, at the age of 18, the youngest driver so far to win a Formula One race

F1: 18-year-old Max Verstappen wins 2016 Spanish GP, sets record

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Barcelona: Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing Team on Sunday won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, to become, at the age of 18, the youngest driver so far to win a Formula One race.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrates after winning Spanish Formula One Grand Prix. Pic/ PTI
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrates after winning Spanish Formula One Grand Prix. Pic/ PTI


Verstappen, former Toro Rosso driver until recent weeks, managed to win the race ahead of Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen, reports Efe.



German driver and Raikkonen's teammate, Sebastian Vettel came in the third place.

After German driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and British teammate Lewis Hamilton had to withdraw from the Spanish GP after their vehicles collided in the first lap.

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