For Fernando Alonso , Max Verstappen deserves the Formula 1 world title. The two-time Formula 1 world champion said from Abu Dhabi that the Dutchman has been “one step ahead of everyone” this year. This weekend both drivers will play the Formula 1 World Cup at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
“In a way, and this is my opinion, Mercedes deserves the title of the Constructors’ World Championship because its car is superior, but Max, perhaps in the year in general, has been one step ahead of everyone. It’s not that I support him, it’s that, in my opinion, he deserves it. Everyone has a different opinion, but he is taking that Red Bull to another level, “admitted Alonso in statements collected by the World Cup website.
For the Asturian, what happens this weekend “will depend a bit on the package” that both cars have. “Mercedes has been performing better lately and they have won a couple of races, but Max is driving, in my opinion, one step ahead of everyone. We watched his lap in qualifying at Jeddah, until he hit the wall at the last corner. That lap came from Max, not from Red Bull, “he insisted.
“I think neither of them need advice because they are very well prepared, they are committed, they are fast, they are professional and there are no mistakes for both of them driving to the limit. I think it’s very interesting to see it from the outside, that’s good, “he added about the title fight that will be decided this Sunday at Yas Marina, making it clear that” whoever wins, doesn’t change your focus or your weekend too much. “
Dream of repeating podium
In this sense, the two-time F1 world champion recalled that in his case they are “fighting” with Alpine for fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship. “Now we have a good advantage over Pierre (Gasly) and Yuki (Tsunoda) and AlphaTauri, but you never know what could happen in a race, so you have to be focused and deliver a good performance on Sunday,” he warned.
