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How Esteban Tuero unintentionally crowned a king in F1
Phillip van Osten
22/04/2026 at 12:5121/04/2026 at 20:44 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. ©TheCahierArchive In 1998, a teenage Argentinian named Esteban Tuero – born on this day in 1978 – arrived on the grid with a helmet full of ambition and a birth certificate that made veteran drivers feel ancient. At just 19 years and 10 months old, Tuero landed a seat at Minardi, clocking in as the third-youngest driver in F1 history at the time – trailing only Kiwi Mike Thackwell and the fearless Ricardo Rodríguez. While Tuero quailfied a respectable P17 on his debut in Australia, his race results mostly raised repair bills for Minardi. However, the rookie’s true "claim to...
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