Fernando Alonso believes Max Verstappen’s second drivers’ championship will make him an all-time great at the age of 25. Verstappen turns 25 on Friday and can match Alonso’s tally of 32 race victories and two world championships at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. Given the Dutchman would become the 17th driver to win multiple Formula 1 titles and move into the top six of all-time winners with a victory, Alonso believes it puts Verstappen alongside the sport’s greats. “I think so, yes,” Alonso said. “He’s 24 or 25, no? So there’s still a lot in front of him, but I wish him more luck than me because I was also 26 with those stats and still have the same stats at 40!...
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