SPANISH GRAND PRIX POST RACE INTERVIEW
Max Verstappen is a name that is going to be around for a very long time . At the tender age of eighteen he has torn up the Formula 1 record books to become the youngest ever grand prix winner by claiming the top spot on the podium in Spain , in his debut race for Red Bull .
It cannot be forgotten that two weeks earlier he was toiling in the cockpit of a Toro Rosso , amid an internal reshuffle he was promoted to the Red Bull A-team . Merely days after his seat fitting the young Dutchman qualified fourth , behind his more experienced teammate . But in the race - after Mercedes imploded - the teenager withstood the pressure , made no mistakes and notched up an historic victory - surely the first of many ....
F1 ’ s newer summed it up : “ It feels amazing . I can ’ t believe it . It was a great race . I have to say thank you to the team to give me such a great car to win straight away in the first race – amazing feeling ! I think so . From a very young age my Dad helped me a lot and to achieve this .”