Verstappen: “Alonso can have 8 world championships; very few can do what he does”

Max Verstappen always shows special respect to Fernando Alonso. She always finds herself reflecting him so much. Two drivers fighting against the dominance of two of the best. Alonso ended Schumacher’s reign. And Verstappen, with Hamilton’s. They have always maintained a good relationship. Champions understand each other. And a driver like Max Verstappen is one of the best at understanding the difficulty of what Fernando is doing behind the wheel and explaining it. He did it in an exclusive interview with Mundo Deportivo on the Hungarian GP.

The Dutch driver recently stated on ‘DAZN’ that Fernando Alonso is among the 5 best drivers in history. His list is as follows and he recites them in this order: “Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Juan Manuel Fangio. There are many fans, especially those farthest from F1, who do not put the Asturian here.” list for the simple fact that he did not win 7 titles like Hamilton or Schumacher, because there are other drivers with more crowns But Verstappen, who has a wiser opinion, explained it to Mundo Deportivo to finally they understood it.

“Alonso is among the top 5 in the history of F1. I think. The amount of titles? Alonso could have had eight world championships if he had had a bit of luck in his career by doing the right things decision at the right time. So no, titles don’t matter…”argument.

And to better understand himself, he used the example of football. “So I think people, too, always look at who’s won the most titles or whatever, and they automatically put them at the top of the list… But it’s not just about the titles and it’s the same all titles. “sports. Is the best player the one who won six Champions Leagues or one or two World Cups? It doesn’t take a team effort to be united.” TRUE. Without further ado, Dani Carvajal and Nacho have 6 Champions League titles and Messi, Iniesta and Xavi have 4.

The key to understanding the quality of a driver and his magnitude, according to Max Verstappen, is in the hands and what a person can do with the car he has.

“That’s why I feel that Fernando Alonso is definitely one of the best drivers in history, because wherever he goes, he’s always very fast. But you need things to be able to win races, and Alonso, unfortunately, doesn’t always have it.”argument.

Fernando’s versatility is heightened

For Max, another important point to praise the figure of Fernando Alonso is his chameleon-like ability to adapt to any car, not only in F1, also because in 2017 he was on the verge of winning the legendary Indianapolis 500 in his first attempt, after leading many laps of the race until suffering engine failure. And because he was one of the best in the many stages of the Dakar in his debut in the most difficult race in the world, or because of his enormous speed in the World Endurance Championship, where he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice out of two possible times and took the world cup.

“Fernando is a fighter. He is also very versatile, because he can drive many different cars: F1, rally, Dakar, endurance racing, and he is always fast in all disciplines. That is something some drivers can do”, the Dutchman concluded, taking his hat off to the man from Oviedo. Beyond the number of titles, champions see each other. They respect each other. This is what happens between Max and Alonso.