Max Verstappen claims Fernando Alonso only wants Le Mans return “with me” - and reveals what else he wants to try

Max Verstappen has revealed fellow multiple F1 world champion Fernando Alonso is only interested in returning to Le Mans in the future if the pair can team up.
(L to R): Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull
(L to R): Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull

Three-time world champion Verstappen, who is contracted to Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season, has previously spoken about his desire to give other𒅌 motorsport series a go, including the Le Mans 24 Hours. 

Verstappen has now let slip that two-time world champion Alonso has sounded him out about potentially teaming up to tackl🀅e the world-famous 24 hour race together at some point. 

“Le Mans I definitely would like to do,” the Red Bull driver said at the annual Honda Thanks Day celebrati♍on event at💧 Motegi. 

“I’ve been there already, when my Dad used to race in Le Mans. The atmosphere is amazing, so many people. Driving through the night, sunrise,🍌 I think🥀 it’s really cool.

"I've been ꦜsp🍎eaking to Fernando about it. He said he would only want to do it with me again. So, I was like 'wow, that would be really cool!’

“The only thing is that, for Le Man🎐s, there is not like a minimum weight for the driver. I’m quite a heavy driver, so I’d need to find ✃light team mates to compensate. 

“But Fernando is quite light, so it would be quite good. But🧸▨ we’d need to find another one, so I need to have a look.”

When asked by fans if he would consider racing in the IndyCar series, Verstappen replied: “I like to watch it. I have a lot of respect for what t🧜hey do,𝄹 but I don’t think I’d be participating.” 

Verstappen, who was joined at the event by Red Bull teammate S🎐ergio Perez, AlphaTauri pair Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, two-times Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato and MotoGP rider Marc Marquez, admitted he would like to try out other forms of motorsport machinery. 

“For sure I would♕ like to try a MotoGP bike. I enjoy SuperGT. I got to try one last year, which was very nice,” he said. ♌;

“The Super Formula cars, they’re very nice. It’s the fastest car ౠbelow Formula 1, they look great.” 

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