On May 15, 2016, Max Verstappen became the youngest race winner in Formula 1 history.At 18 years, 7 months and 15 days, Verstappen’s victory at the Spanish Grand Prix fulfilled the promise that Red Bull identified in him at an early age, setting a record that may never be beaten.What made Verstappen’s win all the more remarkable was that it came in his very first grand prix for Red Bull Racing. He’d been promoted from its junior team, Toro Rosso, just four races into the season.Verstappen, 28, is now a four-time world champion and one of the sport’s all-time greats with 71 victories to his name.In interviews with The Athletic to mark the 10th anniversary of his first win, Verstappen, two key members of his inner circle, and a commentator recalled their memories of the race.Daniil Kyvat (bottom left) collides with Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari in Russia. (Clive Mason / Getty Images)On May 5, four days after the Russian Grand Prix, Red Bull announced that 18-year-old Verstappen would take Daniil Kvyat’s place. In Russia, Kvyat, 22, had hit Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel not once but twice on the opening lap (the second impact sending Vettel spinning into the wall) at his own home race, in front of his home crowd. The decision was swift.