Verstappen excused by Toro Rosso for throwing helmet

The brightest side of Red Bull's season is the emergence of Max Verstappen as a true talent with a huge future in front of him and another driver in the mold of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo unearthed by the team's young driver programme headed by Hemut Marko.

Rookie Verstappen was having another good race in China when his Renault engine failed, and he admitted that he furiously threw his helmet in frustration behind closed doors.

But Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost insisted: "Technical problems are part of the game. This kind of experience is part of Max's learning process And I must say it is nice to see how Max deals with everything. He is professional and dedicated."

Verstappen himself concluded: "I think Red Bull is quite happy with me, but not with the engine!"