'But if you ask me, I would find it strange to sign a 42-year-old driver...'
Max Verstappen has all but quashed rumours Fernando Alonso could join him at Red Bull next season as that would be a “strange” decision signing a “42-year-old”.
“Christian Horner has always been a very, very big fan of Fernando Alonso,” former driver turned pundit Ralf Schumacher told Sky Deutschland. “Apparently there are big intentions in the background to bring Fernando Alonso into the cockpit next year.”according to The Race to make the move happy with his Aston Martin contract expiring at the end of the season.
“I can get along with Fernando very well, that’s not the issue, but I am also looking at the future of the team. Ultimately, it is up to them to determine who drives where.”Alonso isn’t the only driver mentioned in F1’s rumour mill with Verstappen linked to a move to Mercedes with Toto Wolff telling the media he would “love” to sign the 26-year-old.
“They want me in that car, I understand that. Look: a few years ago there was of course a little more tension between us and Mercedes…”
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