Dec.19 (GMM) Max Verstappen says Fernando Alonso has proven him that age alone doesn’t make a Method 1 driver slower – however the bodily toll of the vehicles actually grows.
Chatting with Viaplay, the four-time world champion revealed a current dialog with Alonso, now 44, throughout a flight to Qatar late within the season.
“I used to be on a airplane with Fernando to Qatar and we talked about it,” Verstappen mentioned. “For me, it’s fascinating to know – I imply, he’s 44! So I requested him one thing like, ‘What do you concentrate on that?’ I believed, let me ask.”
Based on Verstappen, Alonso was clear that uncooked velocity doesn’t merely disappear with age.
“It’s extra about bodily discomfort,” Verstappen defined. “You’ve got extra issues, and these vehicles aren’t one of the best to drive anyway. And if you’re older, you endure extra from these items. Your shoulders, your again, your neck – it requires way more effort if you’re older.”
Regardless of that, Alonso confirmed little signal of slowing down after the Abu Dhabi season finale, the place he instructed he wouldn’t even contact a kart once more till January.
Spanish media, nonetheless, report in any other case.
Simply ten days after his ultimate Method 1 race of the 12 months, Alonso was again on observe on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, driving a 2019 Aston Martin Vantage DTM automotive and even giving “scorching laps” to visitors and journalists.
He then headed to the annual A14 Administration camp, the place he climbed right into a motocross automotive to offer his younger drivers an off-road lesson.
