Verstappen and his opinion on Alonso

Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso They always show great respect for each other. The Dutchman never forgot that when the Dutchman debuted in the F1 in Free Practice at the 2014 Japanese GP, at the age of 17, Alonso was one of the few riders who defended him and made it clear that age does not mean anything but time. And in his first year in F1, at the age of 18, Max declared that his biggest inspiration was the Asturian.

Years later, that turned into a friendship. Fernando supported him on many occasions and Max always highlighted the Spaniard’s ability to fight and never give up, apart from his unquestionable hands and talent behind the wheel of an F1. Now, to the many beautiful words that Max has dedicated Ferdinandadded the ones he released to press conference before the Australian GP of F1 2023where he kept up with the two-time F1 world champion.

Alonso and Verstappen were asked about the ’33’ phenomenon and how viral it became on social networks, referring to the 33rd victory that Fernando would achieve on his record if he were to win one more race. there, Max and Alonso return to perform their tune.

“It’s a good number”said Verstappen, because the number 33 was the number he wore before switching to 1 after clinching his first F1 crown. “Max is still wearing number 1. I will ask for 33 next year,” joked Alonso. against the Dutchman, who gave up on the Spaniard, pointing out that, given his quality, he should have more victories to his credit, something that cannot be too far given the lack of competitiveness of the cars he has driven since 2014. .

“Fernando should have won more races than he did. He deserves more”Verstappen said.

“I would be very happy to see him win 33, but I would also like to see him win more.” said Max, despite the fact that it meant the Spaniard would beat him in the next races.