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In [most / mostly] countries around the world, 16-year-olds have to wait for [another / the other] two years to be [ability / able] to drive a car. Not so for 16-year-old Max Verstappen. He has just been signed [down / up] to drive for a Formula 1 racing team. He will become the youngest [ever / even] F1 driver when he races for the Toro Rosso team next year. He will be 17 when he takes [part / party] in his first Grand Prix, alongside drivers like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. The [currant / current] record for the youngest F1 driver is 19 years and 125 days. Verstappen will make his [debut / rebut] at the Australian Grand Prix. He told reporters: "[Every / Ever] since I was seven years old, Formula 1 has been my career goal, so this opportunity is [truly / truth] a dream come true."

The Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost was very [enthusiasm / enthusiastic] about Max [signing / singing] for his team. He said: "We are happy to welcome Max into the Toro Rosso family….We [consider / considerate] Max to be one of the most [skilled / skill] young drivers of the new generation and we believe he has the necessary [mature / maturity] and mental strength to take on this challenge successfully." He added: "It will now be [on / up] to us to provide Max with a [compete / competitive] car, which will enable him to have the best [possible / possibly] start to his Formula 1 career." Max is the son of the former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. He said he [owing / owed] a lot of his success to his father, saying: "First of all a big thanks to my father, who has always been [by / next] my side, day and night, year after year."