After recently trying an F1 car for the first time during a promotional run in Rotterdam, today Max Verstappen had his first proper test.The 16-year-old, who will race alongside Daniil Kvyat next year for Toro Rosso drove the 2012 STR7 car at the Adria International Raceway. The track was still damp in the morning after overnight rain and Verstappen’s first few runs were done on intermediate tyres, but conditions improved enough for him to switch to slicks later in the day. He did a mix of short and long runs as well as trying his hand at other features of a race weekend, such as pit stops and start launches. By the end of the day he had completed 148 trouble free laps of the 2.702...
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