Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso. Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. Yes, a couple that not exactly few would want to see competing with the same car. With the same colors. With the same goal. A couple that the two-time Asturian champion himself Open the door… so that now the Dutch do the same.
Because the Red Bull driver would be delighted if he had to run alongside the Spaniard. In the event that, if applicable, share flyer with which in 2023 will be in aston martin at 41 years old.
It is complicated that it is in Formula 1… but not in the Resistance. Not in the WEC. Not in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That is where Fernando pointed out, and that is where Verstappen wants to be in the future in case he tries something far from the ‘Great Circus.
“Fernando will never stop running. Maybe 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,” says Verstappen.
And he continues: “If he does it, it is 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,” the Dutchman counts.
Thus, it is possible to see Alonso and Verstappen display their driving skills in the most emblematic race of the World Endurance Championship. Fernando already knows what it is to win at Le Mans, He has done it twice.