Sports - Current Affairs Questions and Answers for Q. 21782
Q. Who became the youngest FI winner on May 15, 2016?- Published on 16 May 16a. Sebastian Vettel
b. Max Verstappen
c. Daniel Ricciardo
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Max Verstappen
Teenager Max Verstappen became the youngest FI winner on Sunday, May 15th taking full advantage of Mercedes first lap crash to claim drama land Spanish grand prix.
- 18 year old Dutchman resisted attacks to claim the victory in his 24th F1 race
- At 18 years and 228 days, the teenager became the youngest race winner replacing 4 time champion Sebastian Vettel who took the record as Red Bull driver at 21 years and 74 days in 2008
- He took full advantage of the lap collision between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton to win the race
- Riccardio, his Aussie teammate came 4th while Kimi Raikonnen finished second head of Vettel