{"id":31935,"date":"2025-04-19T03:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T03:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31935\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T03:49:08","slug":"fernando-alonso-makes-feelings-clear-on-max-verstappen-to-aston-martin-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31935\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Alonso makes feelings clear on Max Verstappen to Aston Martin rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Formula 1 world is abuzz with speculations about what Max Verstappen could potentially do next if he wants to leave Red Bull. Pundits have linked his future with moves to the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes, and even Aston Martin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is the Aston<\/a> move likely? Current driver Fernando Alonso might be flattered by the suggestion that the team is a worthy home for the four-time champion \u2014 but he just doesn\u2019t think the move will is likely.<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen move to Aston is \u2018very unlikely\u2019<\/p>\n

As Red Bull Racing continues to suffer from sub-optimal performances and an ill-handling car, all eyes have turned to Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n

The driver who won four consecutive World Championships is now facing down the very real possibility that he may lose his grasp on F1, which has prompted pundits to wonder if a team swap is in the cards.<\/p>\n

Verstappen\u2019s name has been linked with the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari, but Aston Martin has also emerged as a potential contender thanks to the team\u2019s swap to Honda power in 2026 and its signing of former Red Bull designer Adrian Newey.<\/p>\n

With Lawrence Stroll at the helm of Aston ownership and his son Lance behind the wheel, Fernando Alonso has now been left to face questions about his future in the build-up to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old Spaniard has inked a contract extension that will see him racing with Aston through the conclusion of 2026, but already journalists are wondering if he sees Verstappen as a threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Alonso admitted. \u201cI have a contract for next year, but I see the rumours.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While he\u2019s not concerned about his future with the team, Alonso did note that Verstappen\u2019s rumoured links to the team can be seen as quite flattering.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery good for the team, as you said before, the World Champion is sometimes linked with some other teams in a possible departure from Red Bull, and the teams that they are commenting are Mercedes, Aston Martin, and Ferrari,\u201d Alonso added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this shows the project that we are in and the future that this team has.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd as I said, even last year, when I extended the contract, I said that I will drive for as long as I feel fast, and I feel competitive, and the team needs be behind the wheel, but my contract is much longer than my racing career.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I will stay with this team for many, many years in a different role, and if that means we can win a World Championship even when I\u2019m not behind the wheel, I will still feel very proud of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pressed on whether or not he\u2019d welcome Verstappen to Aston as his teammate, Alonso replied, \u201cYes, but that\u2019s unlikely to happen. Very unlikely.\u201d<\/p>\n

This particular line of questioning opened up the ability for the two-time champion to reflect on his initial bet on Aston Martin back in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou make your choices, and when I left Alpine, I thought that I will not fight for a World Championship in Alpine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey may do in the future or in the short term future, because I don\u2019t have a long-term future, I will not race forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo in the period of my racing career is active, at that time I thought Aston Martin was a better place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did enjoy 2023 being competitive, and I do enjoy now the process that we are in and the building of this team of the future that I sometimes say, we are not the team of the present, and that\u2019s what I would like to have because in the future, I don\u2019t know if I will be, as I said, behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I will do my best to help Aston to achieve the best results as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

How long will Alonso race? Until he\u2019s 45? 50?<\/p>\n

\u201cNot at 50, but I don\u2019t know,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we kept open the possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Spaniard stated that he extended his contract through 2026 because he wanted \u201cto\u00a0experience the 2026 rules, and Honda coming to the team, and having then the surprise that Adrian [Newey] was joining a few months after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he said that he can\u2019t guarantee he\u2019ll still have motivation beyond that point, which would \u201ccompromise the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we said, let\u2019s do it until the end of \u201926 and from then on, I think I have an incredible relationship with Lawrence and with Lance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can sit and talk honestly between all of us and check what is best for the team, and I will always be in a position to help the team with whatever they need.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he\u2019s behind the wheel, I will extend the contract if they think that way and I feel motivated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he\u2019s in another position or I don\u2019t feel fast enough, I will raise my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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