Max Verstappen this season renewed his contract with Red Bull until 2028, but the Dutchman has never hidden that, if he does not continue in Formula 1would like to continue running in other disciplines.
The Dutchman’s attention is drawn above all to the World Resistance Championship, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans specific. In fact, already had a ‘flirt’ with Fernando Alonso to run the test together.
In an interview in ‘De Telegraaf’ a little over a month ago, Alonso went further and launched a proposal to the already F1 champion this season: to be teammates in the WEC.
Fernando already has baggage in the competition after being crowned in Le Mans 2019 by the hand of Toyotabut he has always indicated that after saying goodbye definitively to the ‘Great Circus’ he would like to return to contest the mythical race.
“I know that Max wants to do some Endurance one day and that he would be attracted to racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans. I’m certainly open to doing that together.“, he explained.
I think we should give this idea a try. if we can drive for a competitive team“He added in a more than juicy offer for Verstappen, who has also stated on more than one occasion that he would like to run in other motorsport events.
In fact, the Dutchman opened his arms to Alonso days later: “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 he is still driving. I am sure that he will be just as competitive at 50. We have time left, and I do not want to rush. Many things are changing in Endurance races,” he added.
Well, now, in an interview for ‘ServusTV’ with Sebastian Vettel, max verstappen It has opened the door for them to be teammates.
“Yes, Le Mans, please!”claims the Dutchman, who later goes further: “And maybe the 24 Hours of Daytona. Multiple races.”
Combine it with a season in Formula 1? Difficult: “Today there are 23 to 24 F1 races a year. In recent years, the 24 Hours of Le Mans have always been held at the same time as an F1 weekend, so we’ll see.”
After that, the moment came when he raised it with Vettel. “Maybe, since I’m not that old yet,” replied the German about running the WEC, so that later they both exclaimed in unison: “Maybe we can run together!”
In this way, Verstappen has two world champions in the deck of possible teammates in the case of running in resistance. Fernando Alonso has experience, Vettel will have it… and Max will choose.