Fernando Alonso via GPblog: "I think he is the best, I have been saying this for a number of years. He has reached a level where the rest of us are not yet. I like it when people win who do not have the best car, and I think everyone agrees with that.

There have been periods of dominance in the last twenty years in Formula 1. Great teams and drivers, but the victories were a little bit on the easy side. With Max, except for 2023, he had serious competition in 2022 and also in the last year. And obviously in 2021 with Lewis.. The championships that Max has won, except in 2023, were in a more fighting way then the last two era's of champions.’’

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