article_snippet: Max Verstappen, the 17-year-old Formula One rookie, has equalled his father Jos’
article_snippet: Verstappen Snr, who competed in over 100 grands prix, most notably as team-mate to Michael Schumacher at Benetton in the mid-nineties, qualified sixth for the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix.
article_snippet: Verstappen impressed in difficult conditions to qualify sixth for the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix .
article_snippet: The 17-year-old has equalled Verstappen father Jos Verstappen's best-ever qualifying result in only his second race .
article_snippet: The Dutchman, who is still not old enough to drive on his own in his native Holland appeared unfazed by the tricky wet conditions to post a best time of 1:40.793, which was only marginally slower than the Red Bull pair of Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat.
article_snippet: Verstappen's sixth position on the grid in Sepang is also the highest by a teenager in more than half-a-century after Ricardo Rodriguez, 19 at the time, started second for Ferrari at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.
article_snippet: I studied the lines from last year so that helped me already a bit,’ said Verstappen. '
article_snippet: It was a good start for Verstappen as I always enjoy driving in the rain.
article_snippet: Verstappen was set to finish in the points on Verstappen grand prix bow in Australia only for mechanical gremlins to strike Verstappen Toro Rosso on lap 34.
article_snippet: Verstappen is pictured on the podium alongside Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill at the 1994 Hungarian GP .
highlights_snippet: Max Verstappen, 17, impressed in difficult conditions to qualify sixth .
  
highlights_snippet: Verstappen still not old enough to drive on his own in native Holland .