Teenagers en route to Formula 1

Extremely young kart racers are getting ready to replace one day teenagers who currently compete in Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel and Jaime Alguersuari.

These two young men presently hold two records. Sebastian Vettel holds the record for the youngest Grand Prix winner at the age of 21 years, two months and 11 days. Spaniard Jaime Alguersuari recently became the youngest driver to compete in a Grand Prix at the age of 19 years and 125 days.

These records may well be broken in a few years since Le Mans, France based Auto Sport Academy announced that they would provide a day of testing aboard genuine single seaters to youngsters who are several years away from their first driving license.

Italian Guiliano Niceta, winner of the KF3 World Cup in Sarno, Englishman Jake Dennis, Frenchman Pierre Gasly and Sarno poleman Nyck de Vries won a complete free test day onboard one of Auto Sport Academy's single-seaters: the Formula Academy.

Now, hold yourself. Pierre Gasly and Guiliano Niceta are just 13 (respectively born February 7, 1996 and May 21, 1996) while Jack Dennis and Nyck De Vries are 14 (born June 16, 1995 and February 6, 1995).

In the meantime, veteran Rubens Barrichello captured victory at the Grand Prix of Italy at Monza at the age of 37 - old enough to be the father of one of these wunderkinds!