In the past month of November, Fernando Alonso He released the ‘bombshell’: “I know that Max wants to do some Resistance one day and that he will be attracted to run the 24 Hours of Le Mans. I’m certainly open to doing that together.”
I think we should give this idea a try. if we can drive for a competitive team“He added in an interview on ‘De Telegraaf’.
Just a few weeks later, his own max verstappen He accepted the proposal: “Fernando will never stop running. Perhaps in that sense he is something different from me. It would be nice if we could have a chance to race together at Le Mans.”
“If he does it, it’s because he wants to go for the victory and do it with a competitive car. And I’m exactly the same in that“he told the Netherlands edition of ‘Motorsport’.
“He is 41 years old and still driving. I am sure he will be just as competitive at 50. We have time left, and I don’t want to rush it. Many things are changing in Endurance racing,” he added.
All this happened with the signing of Fernando Alonso closed with Aston Martinbut with the 2022 season of Formula 1 coming to an end.
Now, half a year later and after having achieved four podiums in five racesthe Asturian has returned to throw a ‘wink’ at the current champion.
“In the future, for sure, if there is any opportunity”he pointed out in statements collected by ‘Racing News 365’ after asking him about the possibility of running with Verstappen in the 24 hours of Le Mans.
In fact, Alonso would only return to the Resistance if it was with ‘Mad Max’: “We are very good friends, we are always in contact. I would love to race at Le Mans, if I race at Le Mans again, with Max.”
“You know that when you pass the car, when you go to rest, you are passing it to the best, so your car is in the best hands. That would be an honor “, he has settled, launching a tremendous compliment to his partner.
It should be remembered that Fernando Alonso won in Le Mans both in 2018 and 2019. In this last year, he was also champion of the Resistance World Cup.
