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Hill not sure Verstappen is ready for F1

The 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill is concerned that Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen, who makes his grand prix debut at the season opener in Melbourne, may be too young to be racing at the pinnacle of the sport. Hill who won his one and only F1 world title at the age of 36 said he’ll be paying extra attention to 17 year-old debutant Max Verstappen, who’ll become the youngest-ever driver to start a Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. “It does seem to me to be very young to enter into any complex professional sport like Formula 1,” Hill said of Verstappen. “I hope for his sake that he hasn’t been accelerated up to that level too quickly, because that can set you...
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