Still under the atmosphere of a tight battle between Lewis Hamilton NS Max VerstappenAfter a collision, the feelings of fans on both sides heated up to a very high level Great Britain From Formula 1.
And as the focus on the crash at Silverstone refused to fade away Hungarian Grand PrixVerstappen ended up getting stressed in a post-evaluation interview when he described the questions about the chances of another hit being ridiculous.
Then Alonso sparked a scheme when asked if he had anything to say about Verstappen’s speech.
“I didn’t watch the press conference. But I probably know how they feel now. Especially Max, because the young man plays against the legend, against the champion. He’s not English, so it’s always difficult for him,” spoke the Spaniard.
Not explaining his comment at first, Alonso had to explain exactly what he meant by “not English”. The two-time champion explained that he feels the UK’s dominance of the sport, with seven teams based in England, has left the sport biased towards the country’s drivers.
“I get that impression whenever things get ‘hot’ or tense in the title match…this sport has a British feel,” Alonso said. “All teams, they are British. Most of you, journalists or media, TV team, you are all from the UK.”
“It’s understandable, there is a bit of a preference for a driver from your country who can compete and keep winning. That’s how I always felt when I was racing, I felt like I was the villain in Formula 1 when I was fighting for a title against a Briton.”
“When I saw it at Silverstone, when I see the questions Verstappen is asking and so on, I definitely understand how he feels.”
Although Alonso holds two titles with duels against Michael Schumacher, his most intense campaign came in 2007 when he competed for the championship in a controversy-filled season against Hamilton, with both at McLaren.
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