F1:Top 5 Red Bull Driver Academy Graduates

#2 - Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen is Red Bull's best shot at more F1 titles.

When you push Daniel Ricciardo out of your team, you know you're a real talent. Max Verstappen became the youngest Formula 1 driver ever when he made his debut for Toro Rosso in 2015. That record will stand forever, as he was only 17 at the time, unless the rule on super-licences change, of course.

Verstappen's youth was the subject of much criticism before he joined F1, but once the critics saw his speed, they were quickly silenced. After being promoted to the senior team in 2016, he won on debut for Red Bull Racing. That victory saw him become the youngest man to stand on the podium, lead a lap and take a win. Since then, he's gained a reputation for being one of the most aggressive overtakers and defenders of his position in Grand Prix racing, he's a feared competitor.

If the Red Bull-Honda package is good enough to win races in 2019, he'll do so, the Dutchman is a supreme talent and a champion in waiting.

But Verstappen is far from the first young hot shot to come through the Red Bull programme and break numerous records along the way...