The Formula 1 World Championship has not yet resumed, but the mass is said for Fernando Alonso.
The Spanish driver from the Aston Martin team sees Max Verstappen once again imposing his leadership and domination on the discipline in 2024. “I don't have a crystal ball.
But I think Max Verstappen is the world champion and Red Bull dominates this sport.
For now we just have to observe them and see how they behave.
I think that 19 drivers in the paddock already know that they will not be world champions,” said the man who won the World Championship in 2005 and 2006 in comments reported by the Spanish media Mundo Deportivo.
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Alonso, 42, also believes that he and his team will perform worse than last year.
In 2023, Esteban Ocon's former teammate was on the box eight times and took fourth place overall.
His counterpart at Aston Martin, Lance Stroll, finished in 10th place, and the British team finished in fifth place in the constructors' standings.
A difficult feat to repeat according to the Spaniard: “This year, I don't think we will be as fast as last year.
There will be a lot of eyes on us but it will be difficult to be surprising.
» For Alonso as for the 19 other drivers, the season will resume on Saturday March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.