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Marko calls age limit for entry into F1 'nonsense'
Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says the FIA was "stupid" to set an age limit for drivers to compete in Formula 1, insisting the "nonsense" rule puts age before maturity. At 17 years and 166 days, Max Verstappen was by far the youngest driver ever to race in F1, a record achieved thanks to Red Bull and Marko in particular who signed up the young Dutchman for a full season with Toro Rosso in 2015. But Verstappen's nomination was frowned upon by the FIA that feared the talent, while gifted with remarkable skills, was not mature enough to race among the elite. The governing body thus imposed an age limit in the wake of Verstappen's promotion to F1, making mandatory...
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