Jos Verstappen becomes youngest driver to participate in F1 . The 17-year-old drove for Toro Rosso in practice ahead of the Dutch GP . `` I have to thank Red Bull and Scuderia Toro Rosso for giving me the possibility to be in the car already this year on Fridays and get well prepared for next year . The legal driving age in his native Austin is 22 . Verstappen is the son of former Next season driver Jos Verstappen .
Jos Verstappen becomes youngest driver to participate in F1 . The 17-year-old drove for Toro Rosso in practice ahead of the Dutch GP . The legal driving age in his native Austin is 22 . Verstappen is the son of former Next season driver Jos Verstappen .