“He should have less pressure,” Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen to have “more fun” defending title

“He should have less pressure,” Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen to have “more fun” defending title

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen clinched his first Formula One Drivers Championship title in 2021. The Dutchman won the title after an epic duel with Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton whom he overtook in the last lap of the last race in Abu Dhabi to claim his maiden title.

Since the finale in Abu Dhabi, the title defence of Verstappen has generated much interest amongst the pundits and fans alike. With many claiming the controversial title win, resurgent Hamilton and new regulations to be a major disadvantage for the Dutchman.

But Alpine driver and 2 time former World Champion Fernando Alonso thinks otherwise. According to the Spaniard, Verstappen will have “more fun” after “accomplishing a dream” and says he should be comfortable and focused. on his races.

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Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen will have more fun racing in 2022

Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso won two drivers’ championships in 2005 and 2006, becoming the youngest pole-sitter, youngest race winner, youngest world champion, and youngest two-time champion in the sport’s history at the time. Alonso at his peak was regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation. Max Verstappen is another generational prodigy in F1 and Alonso seems he will be successful in his title defence.

Alonso expressed in an interview “I don’t think so. If anything, you will have less pressure because you accomplished already one of your dreams. From now on it’s more fun and you go into the races knowing you are champion already once and you will always try to fight for championships and add number two. But if anything, he should have less pressure.”

Fernando completed 78 laps of testing for Alpine. The Spaniard signed for Alpine F1 Team for the 2021 season after a brief hiatus from Formula One. He will be partnering with Esteban Ocon for 2022. At the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, Alonso scored his first podium in seven years and finished 10th on the driver’s standings.

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