Fernando Alonso is far superior to Lewis Hamilton. so you think max verstappen. The reigning world champion Formula 1 ensures that the Spaniard is the toughest adversary he has faced on the track, even more than a hamiltonthat pushed him to the limit in the title fight in 2021.
For the Dutch, the difference between Alonso and Hamilton goes beyond what happens on the trackand ensures that the seven-time world champion will never manage to generate the expectation that has been generated around the Spaniard at the start of the 2023 season with Aston Martin.
“Lewis will not reach that level, because Fernando stands out more at that. A lot of people will probably start to hate me for saying it.but that’s how I see it,” Verstappen said in statements to ‘The Times’.
But for Verstappen, Alonso is not only different from the rest of his rivals because of the enormous social mass that he carries with him. The world champion also highlights the Oviedo’s ability to manage the races and interpret everything that happens around him on the track.
“For me, without a doubt, the best is Fernando because of the way he operates in the cardetecting little things, showing this extra ability. He’s still driving on the limit, but he’s also thinking about other things“Verstappen declared.
the pilot ofRed Bull explains that this ability is reserved only for great drivers: “I think that being able to think about more things, having a broader vision, is also a great advantage in F1. You can’t train that kind of thing. Only a few pilots have it“.
The current world champion has no qualms about ensuring that he also has the ability to read the races, and explains how tense situations are handled from the ‘cockpit’.
“I’m talking to the engineer, but also listening to a Ferrari pit stop. I asked: ‘Did they stop?’ If you are completely focused on your riding, you probably won’t notice because you are completely focused on the engineer’s voice,” explained Max Verstappen.
