Fernando Alonso He talked about his big dream again afterwards Max Verstappen He continued to accomplish part of his goal this Sunday by becoming world champion for the fourth time. The third World of Formula 1 This is why the Asturian works every day and why he continues to be the captain of a ship as aimless as this. Aston Martin. This Sunday, at Las Vegas Grand Prixcame eleventh, but his car was worth much less.
A Verstappen without cracks or “weak points” has joined a select club of quadruple F1 champions. “Everyone who has fought with Max so far for the championships has not managed to intimidate him much. I hope it will be my turn and I hope I can change history,” Alonso said, whom the Dutchman has admired for many years.
Furthermore, he indicated that the Dutchman should “be very proud” of what he has done this year. “He didn’t have the best car for a large part of the championship and despite everything, he had no weak points. The best example is Brazilwho won the race purely on his talent, because I don’t think the car was up to it to be in that position, so he was the best driver this year. “We have to congratulate him and continue to look for the weak points, which he doesn’t seem to have at the moment,” he said.
On another note, the Asturian explained that the race was “the best session of the weekend”. “The car seemed more competitive. Losing points with four laps to go leaves a sour taste in your mouth, but you want to get in the car now. I will try to take revenge Qatar“, he said.
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“The car is in parc ferme, so we haven’t touched anything. The strategy was very aggressive, starting with the softs, but it also gave us a lot of open track without cars in front. I think we deserved this point anyway. We finished eleventh with a car that is not very competitive, and if there was a race in half an hour I would get back in the car and try it,” he continued. DAZN.
In this sense, he emphasized that they are “competitive people” and that they like “to fight even if it is for a point.” “Nothing is going to change for us, neither as manufacturers nor as drivers. But even if it’s for tenth place, you’re fighting like you’re for a podium and you want to go to Qatar. We have to accept what the goals are every day, we all want to be world champions, but only one is,” he concluded.