Making F1 Cars Harder to Drive Just Another Artificial Trick

For someone who hasn't even made his grand prix debut yet, Max Verstappen is causing quite the stir in Formula One. The announcement in August that the 16-year-old Dutchman would replace Jean-Eric Vergne at the Toro Rosso team for the 2015 season was more significant than your average driver announcement—it was a tipping point. The notion that someone could almost instantly swap their school uniform for a set of fireproof overalls to compete in the highest form of motor racing, after all, seems completely and utterly wrong. To reach the top in any walk of life, it is generally thought that people should be subject to the most stringent procedures and tests to not only prove that they deserve a privileged opportunity, but to protect t...

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