Max Verstappen, who made his debut for Red Bull after being promoted from junior team Toro Rosso a week earlier, beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, to win the Spanish Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz lost control of his Toro Rosso car at Turn Four and it slammed into the barriers again, just two weeks after his high-speed crash in final practice at the Russian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen has competed in 14 Grands Prix but until Wednesday was unable to drive legally on public roads.
Renault has a contract with Red Bull and Toro Rosso until the end of 2016. In-season development is allowed this year, but it will be stopped from the next season.
Toro Rosso is one of two Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull, the other being Red Bull Racing. Renault provides engine to the Toro Rosso racing team's cars.
Max Verstappen is set to become the youngest ever Formula One driver at 17 years and 166 days, smashing Jaime Alguersuari's record by almost two years.
When the 2015 F1 championship starts in Australia in March, Verstappen will be only 17. It will also be his final year of school, as he shares the cockpit with the classroom.
Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 champion, said that it proves the current licence system is "meaningless" and suggested it is "the worst thing ever for Formula One."
Max Verstappen has been signed by Toro Rosso to replace Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne next season when, aged just 17, he will become the youngest racing driver in the history of Formula One.
The first thing the Jean-Eric Vergne did after arriving in India for the Formula 1 race was to make a quick trip to Taj Mahal built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz.
The Toro Rosso driver says he has out-scored Ricciardo both last season and this and believes he could have got the Red Bull seat as well.
The Australian driver is vying with Toro Rosso teammate Jean-Eric Vergne and Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen for the vacant Red Bull slot. Red Bull are expected to announce in the coming weeks who will replace Mark Webber next season.
Webber's race ended on the 16th lap after his tyre came off, having been in the pits following a collision with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne.
A report in The Daily Mail claimed that YouTube footage appeared to show Sebastian Vettel overtaking Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne under yellow flags in the early laps of the rain-affected race at Interlagos.
Toro Rosso's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo has been dumped five places down the grid to 21st place for a change of gearbox ahead of Sunday's Korean Grand Prix.
Formula One teams have written to the sport's governing body asking that spending restrictions be enshrined in the F1 regulations to cap spiraling costs.
Sahara Force India driver Paul di Resta expects a fierce fight amongst the midfield teams in the 2012 Formula One season and says scoring points in the opening race here Sunday would be a job well done.
Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo insists he has no worries about living up to the high expectations of Toro Rosso, despite the team's no-nonsense reputation with its rookies.