Dream Team?
Despite their age difference, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso have completely found each other in Formula 1. According to Alonso, the two are now ‘good friends’ and he hopes to drive Le Mans with Verstappen one day.
Fernando Alonso debuted in Formula 1 when Max Verstappen was three years old and took his first world title when Verstappen was eight. Nowadays, the two almost always share the Formula 1 podium, which makes it clearer than ever how much respect they have for each other. Alonso even goes so far as to consider Verstappen a ‘good friend’. “We are very good friends, we are in constant contact with each other,” Alonso explains Racingnews365.
The 41-year-old Spaniard has already had a good taste of racing life outside Formula 1 and would like to share it with Verstappen. After all, the reigning world champion makes no secret of the fact that he would eventually like to participate in the 24 hours of Le Mans and Alonso sees an opportunity there: “I would love to do Le Mans – if I do that again – do it together with Max. You know that when you go to rest the car is in the best hands. It would be an honor,” said Alonso. Alonso competed with Toyota in the World Endurance Championship in 2018 and 2019, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both years.
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