In the last Hungarian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso affirmed that Max Verstappen will always have it more difficult than Lewis Hamilton for not being British. The Spanish driver has clarified what he meant by those comments.
What happened at Silverstone between Lewis hamilton Y Max verstappen it has provoked many reactions of all kinds. One of them was the assessment of Fernando Alonso, in which he affirmed that the Dutch driver would always have it more difficult than his opponent to succeed in Formula 1.
“I probably feel what they are experiencing now,” he began by pointing Fernando Alonso in relation to the fight for the world title. «Especially Max, because he is the young boy who fights with a legend, with a champion. He is not British, so it will always be more difficult for him.
“The teams are British, most of the journalists and media attention, television crews, all come from the UK”
Days later, Fernando Alonso clarified what he was referring to, explaining that “I always have the impression that when things get a little spicy or tense in the title fight, this sport is a British environment ».
“The teams are British, most of the journalists and the media attention, television crews, they all come from the UK. Understandably, there is a little preference towards your country type that it can be competitive and keep winning, ”he reiterates.
“It’s what I felt when I was racing and it seems like I was the bad guy in Formula 1 when I was trying to fight, normally, the British. When I saw the Silverstone thing or when I see Verstappen get some questions et cetera, I understand his position, sure, “concluded Alonso.
Fernando Alonso had a very revealing experience in 2007, when he had to face Lewis Hamilton, McLaren and all the media pressure in the fight for the title that season. Hamilton made his debut that year and immediately became the British hope, who had not seen a champion from his country since Damon Hill in 1996. The result ended up being disastrous for the team and the Spanish rider, who made the decision to terminate his contract and go to Renault.