Verstappen: “I would like to see Alonso in F1 until 2060, he doesn’t deserve to be 21st, he deserves the Top-5”
Fernando Alonso He reiterated this Thursday at a press conference that he will have to make a decision in the coming weeks about whether to continue driving in F1 or leave and that it only depends on one thing: the current regulations. He doesn’t enjoy driving with these engines because he can no longer have fun attacking every corner, since now the priority is managing energy and recharging batteries. And MD asked Verstappen about it.
“What do you think that F1 could lose Fernando Alonso due to these regulations? What do you think?” this newspaper asked the Dutchman, at a press conference, at the Hungarian F1 GP, in the Red Bull hospitality. And Max, one of the drivers who has most criticized this regulation, and who also threatened to leave F1 this year if there were no changes, was understanding with what the man from Oviedo said hours before.
The truth is that I agree with him. It’s not what he wants. Of course, Fernando is 45 years old. So it’s probably easier for you to say, ‘I’m quitting because I’ve done my career.
“The truth is that I agree with him. It’s not what he wants. Of course, Fernando is 45 years old… So it’s probably easier for him to say: ‘I’m leaving it because I’ve already made my career.’ I mean, I would love to see Fernando race until 2060, but… He’s a real racer, and it’s hard. Above all, because you don’t enjoy the regulations and you are not competitive at the moment (due to the poor performance of the car this year) and it is not fun for Fernando, because he does not deserve to be in 21st place. “He deserves to be in the top five,” he commented first.
It’s a little different in my case. Of course, I could easily quit. It wouldn’t be a problem. But I love running. And I’m just trying to make do with what we have
And he continued. “I mean, I, of course, am 28 years old. So it’s a little different in my case. Of course, I could easily quit. It’s not a problem. But I love running. “And I’m just trying to do the most with what we have.”said Max.
Fernando Alonso will have to analyze whether the adjustments to the engine regulations that will be applied for 2027 and 2028 will allow him to recover that adrenaline that he felt before driving an F1, or at least part of it. His decision to continue in F1 or not depends on that, as the man from Oviedo said. And if he continues in F1, he assured that it will be with only one team: Aston Martin. If he does not continue, he will continue to be linked to the green team in another role and will compete in other races. It depends on the rules.
