Fernando Alonso: Verstappen „sokkal gyakrabban nyújt 100 százalékot, mint a többi pilóta”
Max Verstappen is celebrating his 11th victory of the season and his ninth consecutive win in Zandvoort. The Red Bull car continues to appear dominant, leading many to downplay Verstappen’s achievements, but according to Alonso, they are wrong to do so. „To win in such a dominant form in any professional sport is an extremely complex task. Today, for example, I felt that I gave my best performance and put in 100% of my abilities,” Alonso said after the race, where he was able to step onto the podium again after a long time. „Perhaps I wasn’t at this high level in Spa, or let’s say in Austria. So you always feel that there is room for improvement, and you are not 100% satisfied with yourself. But today I am. Max, on the other hand, I think performs at 100% much more frequently than the other drivers, and that is why he dominates to this extent.” According to Christian Horner, Verstappen’s current success was even more impressive because of the pressure he faced in his home race. „What impresses me the most is that Max carried the expectations of 100,000 Dutch fans on his shoulders, and many would have buckled under this pressure. But he remained composed and once again delivered the result, as he has done so many times before.” The team manager highlighted two moments from the weekend when he believes his driver truly showed his high level of performance. „There was his first lap in Q1, where he made a mistake in turn 1, and then on his next lap, he was blocked while dark clouds were looming. Many drivers would have been caught in this situation, but not him.” „In the race, he didn’t return to the first position after his pit stop, so he had to work his way through the field, and this was again a dangerous period, but he remained calm and raced phenomenally.” For example, during this phase of the race, he overtook Pierre Gasly, perhaps somewhat controversially. In response to what happened, the Frenchman said, „Max Verstappen probably wants Lewis Hamilton as his teammate!”
Forrás: Motosport.com
