Alonso does not believe he will be in a position to help Verstappen again help Hamilton win the world championship.
see photosAlonso also said that he always runs his own race
Fernando Alonso has revealed that he will not come specifically to help Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton. Alonso and Hamilton have a history since they were teammates at McLaren in 2007. Red Bull’s Helmut Marko claimed that Alonso may have come to Verstappen’s aid because he did not like Hamilton, as seen by the duel between the two eminent drivers at the Hungarian GP.
“I read that, but I always run my own races. In Hungary, yes, we managed to fight Hamilton. But it was mainly because of the track. Mercedes and Red Bull are generally very fast,” Alonso said. claimed that the car alone is too fast for Mercedes to make any intervention for him.
“Look at Monza, when Bottas started last and still finished on the podium. So of course, I like to fight with good drivers, but I think Red Bull really has to do it themselves this season,” Alonso said. Both cited the race pace of Mercedes and Red Bull.
Max Verstappen came P2 at the Turkish GP, although was more than 10 seconds off the pace
His comments come after Mark Webber indicated Red Bull may no longer have the fastest car on the grid as seen by the 13-second gap Valtteri Bottas was able to claim Verstappen in Turkey. This will mark two consecutive races when a Mercedes has won the race.
Ever since Pirelli introduced harder sidewalls on its tyres, it has been a sign that Mercedes has been able to improve its race speed. Red Bull and Ferrari also complained to the FIA about engine updates brought by Mercedes, a claim that was dismissed.
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Even Red Bull boss Christian Horner was surprised to see Mercedes run a very high wing at straight-line speed, which adds downforce and makes the car aerodynamically efficient at corners while sacrificing straight-line speed. makes. In the past, Alonso has said that he wanted Verstappen to win the world championship.
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