Max Verstappen becomes youngest driver to drive in F1 . The 17-year - old drove for Toro Rosso in practice ahead of the Japanese GP . ` The car is bigger compared to the one I 'm used to in Formula 3 The legal driving age in his native Netherlands is 18 . Verstappen is the son of former F1 driver Max Williams .
Max Verstappen becomes youngest driver to drive in F1 . The 17-year - old drove for Toro Rosso in practice ahead of the Japanese GP . The legal driving age in his native Netherlands is 18 . Verstappen is the son of former F1 driver Max Williams .