Formula 1 News: Max Verstappen Thanks Race Engineer for Malaysian GP Performance

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Published: March 29, 2015

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Max Verstappen has thanked his race engineer, Xevi Pujolar, for helping him become the youngest-ever points scorer in Formula One history.

The 17-year-old finished seventh in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, collecting six points for Toro Rosso in only his second race.

 

F1's youngest points scorers

  Driver Age Season Set 1 Max Verstappen 17 years, 180 days 2015 2 Daniil Kyvat 19 years, 180 days 2014 3 Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 234 days 2007 4 Jaime Alguersuari 20 years, 12 days 2010 5 Jenson Button 20 years, 67 days 2000  

At 17 years, five months and 27 days, he’s comfortably the youngest driver to collect points in the sport, but the humble teenager took to Twitter to praise his colleague Pujolar for his role in the achievement.

Great day for the team aswell. Special thanks to my race engineer @xevipujolar for advising me at the right time on track 👌 #F1 #teamwork

— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) March 29, 2015 What a race! Really happy to finish 7th :). And the best 'bull' too. Had some great fights with the… https://t.co/HFIiEtMGcz

— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) March 29, 2015 Former Williams chief engineer Pujolar, who joined Toro Rosso before the 2014 season, also used the social media website to congratulate Verstappen.

Very pleased to see @Max33Verstappen scoring his #F1 points! Excellent Performance in all conditions. #PureRacer #Sepang Really enjoyed it!

— Xevi Pujolar (@xevipujolar) March 29, 2015 It topped an excellent weekend for Toro Rosso, who outperformed their senior team, Red Bull, on both fronts, with Carlos Sainz finishing just behind Verstappen in eighth place.

The Red Bulls of Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth and 10th respectively, and Verstappen suggested the battle between the teams was “good fun."



Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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