Two Formula 1 World Championships had Fernando Alonso in 2006. He had two when he was a total of 25 years old at that time. yes, the same than max verstappen now. The same as a pilot who, with the Red Bull, He has two titles in two consecutive years with a dominant car that continues to walk in this 2023.
Yes, heading to the third he goes. Heading for a title what to Alonso he has been resisting for 17 years despite being very, very close to achieving it in 2007, 2010 and 2012. He could have three more, since on all those occasions he came with many options to win in the last race. However, it could not be…
And now, in Aston Martin, It has what you have been waiting for. He has his best car in ten years, or more than ten years. Because since 2012 it has not been seen with something like that. Because he knows how important the machine is in a competition like F1.
That’s why he loved you send a notice to Max Verstappen. Because he knows that, despite winning two titles in two years and seeming to have everything to add the third as was the case with that great McLaren in 2007, everything can change. Everything can be different if you don’t have the car.
“Spain painted itself blue, and now…”
“Verstappen? He’s very good. He could win five, six or seven titles… but he’s going to need a very competitive car”, he stated in ‘L’Equipe’.
And compare what Verstappen is experiencing with what he achieved. Because both one and the other have led F1 one step further in their countries.
“We come from a country that does not have that F1 culture. It is like that, but in my time Spain turned blue and now we see the orange everywhere,” he says.
And be careful with what he says: “They also see us as not very politically correct pilots. I do not know why”.