Verstappen the overall fastest time at wintertests in Barcelona

Posted on 21-02-2015 at 13:27 by JordyS – 61 Comments”

And how: the 17-year-old driver was nearly a half second faster than Lewis Hamilton.

Call it chauvinistic, but it remains special to see how a Dutchman an official Formula 1 session as the quickest exit. Happens so often that not. Father Jos did it in 2003 with the Minardi, during the pre-qualifying at the circuit of Magny-Cours. Today it was the turn of son Max, who is the Toro Rosso during the morning session in Barcelona to the first place sent.

Now we must be honest to recognize that the lap times at this moment not much say, especially because Verstappen to a softer band (and, perhaps, with less fuel) reed. But what gives it: he was with his 1.24.739 still good as a blow faster than Lewis Hamilton (1.26.142) and Sebastian Vettel (1.26.407). We know plenty of 17 year olds who there even on the Playstation still not succeed.