{"id":295045,"date":"2023-10-31T23:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T23:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295045"},"modified":"2023-10-31T23:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T23:25:47","slug":"christian-horner-made-feelings-clear-on-red-bull-signing-fernando-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/christian-horner-made-feelings-clear-on-red-bull-signing-fernando-alonso\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner made feelings clear on Red Bull signing Fernando Alonso"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christian Horner has already suggested that he would not consider an ‘alpha’ driver such as Fernando Alonso to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull. Speculation continues to swirl around the team’s second seat, which is currently occupied by a faltering Sergio Perez.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old is under contract until the end of next season, but Red Bull have consistently stopped short of categorically stating that he will be in place to see it out. Perez’s collision with Charles Leclerc on the first lap of the Mexican Grand Prix last time out invited Lewis Hamilton to close the gap in the race for second place in the Drivers’ Championship.<\/p>\n
Alonso, meanwhile, is part of a stuttering Aston Martin team who have suffered a drastic decline in performances since the start of the season. Ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, there are speculative murmurs that he could swap places with Perez in 2024.<\/p>\n
However, Horner made it clear earlier this month that striking the right balance between two drivers is a vital part of building a productive, functioning team.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Hamilton shares his Verstappen bet with Red Bull running away with world titles<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When asked by Martin Brundle whether he would ever consider a driver such as Alonso or Hamilton to partner Verstappen, he told Sky Sports<\/em>: “If you put two extreme alphas in a team it\u2019ll tear the team apart. So you always want to achieve I think the right balance. That\u2019s one of the biggest lessons that I\u2019ve learned.”<\/p>\n Verstappen and Alonso are two of the most-thrilling, aggressive drivers in F1, and a partnership in the grid’s standout car would be certain to produce fireworks on track.<\/p>\n\n