{"id":5399,"date":"2021-08-25T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T13:45:53","slug":"helmut-marko-reveals-verstappen-extraordinary-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/helmut-marko-reveals-verstappen-extraordinary-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Marko Reveals When He Realised The \u2018Extraordinary Talent\u2019 Of Max Verstappen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/helmut-marko\/\">Helmut Marko<\/a>, head of Red Bull\u2019s driver programme, has recalled when he realised that <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/max-verstappen\/\">Max Verstappen<\/a> is an \u201cextraordinary talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 16, Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever take part in an F1 race weekend at Suzuka in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, he took part in FP1 for the Japanese Grand Prix with Toro Rosso and ended the session P12 on the timesheet.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch ace eventually raced in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso after just a year of single-seater racing and he was later promoted to Red Bull as Daniil Kvyat\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lewis-Hamilton-and-Max-Verstappen-Hungarian-GP-Press-Formula1news.co_.uk_.v1-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5401\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He won his debut race with Red Bull \u2013 namely the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix \u2013 and he is considered by many to be the fastest driver on the current F1 grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Dr Marko recalled Verstappen dominating a Formula 3 race weekend at Spa-Francorchamps and said it was when he realised his sheer talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe conditions were constantly changing. It rained, dried up \u2013 and there he was, I think, an average of two seconds faster than everyone else,\u201d Marko said in an interview with Servus TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd then it was clear that this was an extraordinary talent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull\u2019s driver programme, has recalled when he realised that Max Verstappen is an \u201cextraordinary talent.\u201d At the age of 16, Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever take part in an F1 race weekend at Suzuka in 2014. Specifically, he took part in FP1 for the Japanese Grand Prix with Toro Rosso and ended the session P12 on the timesheet.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Dutch ace eventually raced in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso after just a year of single-seater racing and he was later promoted to Red Bull as Daniil Kvyat\u2019s replacement. 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