It's a great thing to win, even more beautiful is the title of champion, but probably the most beautiful thing is when even the rivals recognize your value. Especially when it comes to those you consider as role models.
Max Verstappen has never made a secret of how much he respects and loves Fernando Alonso. Now Alonso hasn't… One of the greatest champions of all time, if not the greatest, has paid tribute to Verstappen and in the process he has highlighted something very interesting:
“There is no doubt about it, Max has clearly done the best job this year, he has extracted things from the RB20 that were not actually there… A big congratulations to him for that! Not only because he has won his fourth title, but because he did it with a car that was not dominant at all. We have seen flashes of talent from him that are not attributable to the car, but to genius. The best example is the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he showed what real talent means.
This year there was no better driver than him, we can all only learn from him!” - praised the Spanish double world champion Max Verstappen profusely.
