Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert has claimed that Fernando Alonso is supportive of Max Verstappen due to a “lingering bitterness” from the Spaniard towards 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton after their time together at McLaren.

Alonso has been🐬 vocal in his support for Ve﷽rstappen over the years.

The Aston Martin driver lauded Verstappen during last weekend’s Chinese G🌠rand Prix for his sensational pole lap.

Alonso described Verstappen’s lap at Suzuka as a “magical moment” and suggested no other driver on the grid could𝐆 have repeated the Dutchman’s feat in qualifying.

Alonso also said after the race that Verstappen’s underdog her♉oics reminded him of his 2012 title bid after winning the J𒁏apanese GP.

When driving for Fe🍸rrari, Alonso famously fought for the title until the final race despite never having the quickest car.

However, Herbert thinks tha💟t Alജonso’s backing of Verstappen is linked to his poor relationship with Hamilton.

, Herbert said: “I understand why Fernando Alonso is very supportive of Max Verstappen. Max and Fernando haven’t been teammates. Lewis and Fernando have been teammates.

꧅”It was a two-time world champion in Alonso who was full of confidence at the top of his game at McLaren in 2007. He expected Hamilton as the young whippersnapper, to🅰 be easily beatable.

“And it didn’t happen that way. So 💞then that fight happened that season harmed the relationship at the end of the day from that point on. Purely because Lewis came in with a mighty🏅 bang and Alonso didn’t have it all his own way. And he’s probably still got a lingering bitterness because of what happened at McLaren.

“I get ꦆthat as a driver. You do get frustrated when you fully believe that you can do the job, an♕d he probably felt he wasn’t supported as much as he felt he should have been by Ron Dennis.

“So anyway, res☂pect to Max. He’s the guy that’s delivering even when he went into a weekend saying, ‘I’ve got no chance.’”

Lewis Hamilton beats Fernando Alonso in his rookie season

Hamilton and Alonso went h﷽ead-to-hea😼d at McLaren in 2007.

While Hamilton was just a rookie - and Alonso the reigning world champion - the pair proved to be one of the most explosive driver lineup💜s in F1 history.

The duo ended the season l🐭evel on points - 109 each - but one point behind Kimi Raikkonen ✃in the drivers’ championship.

Hamilton finished ahead of Alon✃so in the drivers’ championship courtesy of countback.

It was a controversial season for McLaren with🌊 accusations of favouritism.

Alonso took matters into his o🏅wn hands at the 2007 Hungarian Grand P🗹rix.

He deli𒉰berately left his pit box late in qualifying, meaning that Hamilton couldn’t get back out on track to get a fast time.

It would let Alonso take pole, 🍎although he was hi🤪t with a grid penalty.

McLaren 💜were also disqualified from the constructors’ standings after they were found guilty of possessing Ferrari's intellectual property.

They were fined $100 million by the FIA.