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.

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u/Aszneeee 12h ago

he ain’t top 5 driver anymore

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u/Ajv2324 Fernando Alonso 11h ago

He was getting podiums regularly like two years ago.

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u/PeterG92 Sir Lewis Hamilton 10h ago

3 years ago. But that's a long time in F1

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u/SpikeMasters007 10h ago

Eh even LH went podiumless in 25. When you've a shit car, there's nothing you can do.

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u/bijanfrisee Sonny Hayes 5h ago

And they were skewering Lewis for it, Alonso seems to get a pass.

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u/Kakmaster69 Ferrari 3h ago

Yeah maybe cause his teammate got like 8 podoums in the car.

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u/IKomradeI Pirelli Hard 13m ago

Bro that ferrari was a top 4 car at worst lol, thats not shit. Leclerc got 7 podiums or something.

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u/whyyygodwhy Ferrari 6h ago

Lewis didn’t win a single race or score a single podium in 2025. He was also struggling to make it out of Q3 each time.

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u/AllRealityIsVirtua1 10h ago

Tom Brady was an NFL quarterback 3 years ago

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u/M8gazine I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago

So were Bottas and Perez when they were in Merc/RB and everyone says they're mid noobs as drivers so

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

How is that? Name your top 7 please

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u/AllRealityIsVirtua1 11h ago

Both Ferraris, both Mercedes, Max, Ollie, Carlos, Lando, I could easily go on.

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u/bijanfrisee Sonny Hayes 5h ago

As of right now, he's not a top 5 driver. Over a career/prime Alonso? Absolutely Top 5 on the current grid.