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Verstappen debut 'an insult' to F1 - Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve has branded Max Verstappen's debut in Formula 1 next season "an insult" and a negative for the sport. Verstappen will become the youngest driver to race in F1 next year when he starts for Toro Rosso at the age of just 17. "Should I tell you the truth? I think Max is an insult," Villeneuve told Omnicorse. "Do Red Bull realise they are putting a child in Formula One?" The decision has been criticised by many as Verstappen has just a single years experience competing in Formula 3. Before that he was racing go-karts. As a result, the FIA recently imposed a minimum age limit of 18 starting in 2016, but Villeneuve says that hasn't gone far enough....
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