Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko compared Max Verstappen to

past world champions Ayrton Senna and Sebastian Vettel, who also brought Red Bull Racing four driver’s titles.

Helmut Marko: “Max reminds me of Ayrton Senna. They are both very similar in character, although Ayrton’s charisma was and remains incredible. Of course, when a driver suffers a tragedy, interest in him increases. But of all the drivers I know, Verstappen is the most similar to Senna.

Sebastian Vettel? He and Max are opposites. Sebastian has an incredible attention to detail, and can discuss small details with the engineers for an hour.

Max just does what he has to do and keeps everything under control. It would be great if we won a fifth title with him. The team is motivated and knows that we need to workAfter a chaotic race at the Losail International Circuit, Fernando Alonso finished in P7 to score six points for Aston Martin, after four weekends past without the team finishing inside the Top 10.

Following the season, the Spaniard has opted not to drive at the end of season tyre test. He now believes he is ready to take some time off, after completing the F1 calendar that consists of 24 Grands Prix weekends. He also revealed that previous, he struggled physically, but now is in better shape. During the Sao Paulo GP, he also told his team that he would only finish the race because the mechanics rebuild his car.

“I’m tired. I’m tired and it’s no secret that I’ve been struggling physically for races now. It seems that I’m now out of the darkness and I feel good today. I felt good in Las Vegas that I wanted to race immediately after Vegas, but I need to stop and take care of myself a little bit as well,” the two-time world champion told GPblog among others in Qatar.

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