Ten years after Red Bull took a gamble on a teenage Max Verstappen, the decision stands as one of the most transformative in Formula 1 history.
It is easy to forget that his promotion came as something of a surprise at the time, but given all that has happened since, let us recap some of the history-making stint that has occurred in the past decade, with highs and lows along the way.
May 2016: Max Verstappen is promoted to Red Bull
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It was a ruthless move from Red Bull’s perspective, with the Russian having been within range of Daniel Ricciardo all season and even finishing on the podium two races earlier in China.
A collision with Sebastian Vettel at his home race in Sochi, however, proved to be the last action Kvyat would take as a Red Bull driver, with the team having summoned its driver for post-race talks in Russia before making the swap.
Already the youngest driver on the grid who had scored points in every race so far with Toro Rosso, it was Verstappen’s time to shine as he stepped up to the main team.
May 2016: First race win, in his first Red Bull race
After the dominant Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided, Verstappen, who had started fourth, used a different strategy to help put himself into the lead.
He had champion company as Kimi Raikkonen looked to put the pressure on in the closing stages, but Verstappen held firm to become the youngest-ever race winner in Formula 1, as well as the youngest-ever podium finisher, at 18 years and 228 days old.
To prove a point or otherwise, Kvyat set the fastest lap of the race.
Verstappen would not earn another race win in 2016, but he took six more podiums along the way.