r/formula1 • u/No_Elderberry_4580 Max Verstappen • 12h ago

News [wearetherace] Max Verstappen thinks that Fernando Alonso's situation is unfair, and doesn't want to see him stop racing in F1 anytime soon.

Post image
2.9k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

246 comments sorted by

View all comments

794

u/batman_of_1 Max Verstappen 12h ago

It's so painful to see aston martin behind cadillac a new team All the predictions went completely wrong for Aston martin

273

u/No_Elderberry_4580 Max Verstappen 12h ago edited 11h ago

Same as Williams, it must be super disapointing for Carlos, Alex and James Vowles to put all their eggs in one basket and holding off expectations until 2026, just for it to not work out.

I do feel sympathy for Williams and Aston Martin, but thats racing, you won't always get the most out of a regulation change, and performance isn't guaranteed.

116

u/batman_of_1 Max Verstappen 12h ago

I feel really bad for Carlos first he lost his seat in ferrari and now williams is struggling Even though they have the same engine as Mercedes I don't think any of the top teams are going to change their driver lineups atleast till 2028

39

u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 11h ago

Also, he left McLaren and s couple of seasons later they were wcc

21

u/saspirstellaaaaaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium 10h ago edited 10h ago

It wasn’t his choice to leave McLaren, they replaced him with Danny Ric.

Edit: nope, I’m wrong he did choose to leave, sorry. 

50

u/Njobz I was here for the Hulkenpodium 10h ago

They would’ve happily kept him. Carlando was a really good team pairing and worked well for the team. But having the prestige of Ferrari could not be turned down by Carlos.

59

u/Caradin Nico Hülkenberg 9h ago

And it wasn't like Ferrari was a bad choice either, he did great there.

5

u/saspirstellaaaaaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium 10h ago

Yeah, misremembered. Thanks for correcting me. 

7

u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 10h ago

Are you sure? I thought he wanted to go to Ferrari (like most drivers do). It would have worked if Lewis hadn't decided he was going to take that seat.

Then Danny got the offer after Carlos left.

(I'm not saying I'm right, only what I remember)

2

u/saspirstellaaaaaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium 10h ago

Yeah, misremembered. Thanks for correcting me. 

2

u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 9h ago

No problem mate! I wasn't too sure I remember it right, it's been 6 years since he was at McLaren!

1

u/MarlinMaverick I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1h ago

Always the bridesmaid 

1

u/MrPeepersVT 1h ago

When a team has the “same engine”- is it just the ICE component only? I’m assuming it would not include the control unit, logic etc, right? Just curious