It is not a secret the mutual admiration that is processed Fernando Alonso Y max verstappen. After the Dutchman lifted his second successive crown of Formula 1the double champion only had good words for him… and now the one of Red Bull He has returned the ‘boomerang’ of praise.
In the documentary ‘Picture perfect’ (photo perfect) of the ‘Viaplay’ channel, ‘Mad Max’ has assured that the man from Oviedo is one of his best friends on the grill despite being from “different generations”.
“It is one of them. Absolutely, he still knows how to accelerate. We are from different generations, in fact he piloted against my father (Jos). Sometimes you even laugh at it,” he says.
Alonso’s love for F1 makes him, in the words of Verstappen, one of the ‘GOAT’ in the history of the ‘Great Circus’.
“Despite his age, he is a true fan and that is why he is in all this. He is one of the best drivers in history.“, he assures.
At the same time, Max has talked about the return of Daniel Ricciardo a Red Bullthe only driver who was able to beat him as a teammate.
“It will always be fun. What is certain is that we will have a lot of laughs. I have always held him in very high esteem.. On the circuit, we were sometimes very close, but, in the end, we had a great time and we had a great time”, he added.