The Formula 1 World Championship has not yet resumed and Fernando Alonso is already awarding the laurels.
One week before the start of the season in Bahrain, the Spanish driver from the Aston Martin team predicts that the world champion title will be won by Max Verstappen (Red Bull).
As winter testing ends this Friday on the Sakhir circuit, the Milton Keynes team has once again made a very strong impression with a car with bold choices.
And the double Spanish world champion currently does not see anyone capable of chasing the Dutchman with three world crowns.
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I don't have a crystal ball to know what the other teams are doing.
Max is the World Champion and Red Bull dominates the discipline.
The concept they presented this year is also a surprise.
For now, we just have to watch them and see how well they perform.
I think nineteen drivers in the paddock now know that they are not going to win the title.
It happens 99% of the time in a career
,” explained the “Bull of Asturias,” describing Formula 1 as a “
brutal sport
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Red Bull impressed again in winter testing
Max Verstappen is, in the opinion of the entire 2024 field, the driver best placed to win after his demonstration last year allowing him to be crowned while there were still five grand prix to compete.
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I would say that after seeing Max and the Red Bull car this year, everyone has less chance of winning a Grand Prix this season.
That’s how it is
,” added the Spaniard who nevertheless does not have the reputation of giving up in the face of adversity.