Formula 1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart has hailed the impact 21-year-old Max Verstappen injects into the sport while welcoming an era of youth that will lead to the youngest grid in the top flight in 2019.
In a Q&A with F1 Fan Voice Stewart, 79, said that he this is good news for the sport, “We need young drivers, we need new blood.”
"They’re out there... and suddenly, a Verstappen arrives and blows the place apart, and that’s rejuvenating, in a way, for Formula 1, that he’s come in and done so well so quickly. But Red Bull [helped] by bringing him on through the formative classes of the sport."
At the same time the triple F1 World Champion lamented, “But it’s tougher today than it’s ever been for a young driver to come along, to find the resources.”
“If more multinational corporations were to take an interest – because everybody drives a car, whether it’s a Fiat or a Ferrari, they’re all driving cars, so some of the commercial enterprises of the world should see that and use motorsport… because it’s infectious, and bring young drivers along and hopefully bring them to the highest levels,” added Stewart.
Next year Formula 1 welcomes four rookies in Lando Norris (McLaren), George Russell (Williams), Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) and Antonio Giovinazzi (Sauber).
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