Max Verstappen found the transfer season interesting with many changes within the teams. Oscar Piastri has signed with McLaren F1, Esteban Ocon will have a new teammate at Alpine, and Fernando Alonso has announced a very surprising move to Aston Martin.
“It was quite an excitement” said Verstappen, who expects to see progress from Aston Martin F1. « With Fernando, why not? Aston Martin is always a team that wants to improve, they hire a lot of people, so I can understand Fernando going there and trying to take it to another level. »
The Dutchman understands that Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren have parted ways: “It’s exciting, so I understand. For Daniel, I think he was in a situation where the car didn’t suit him. There was no real improvement in the way he felt in the car. «
« Then at some point, I guess you talk to each other, sure, they’ve talked a lot, but you think maybe it’s better to pursue each in different directions. That’s how it goes, sometimes. »
He hopes his former team-mate will stay in Formula 1: « It’s great to have him in F1. He’s a great guy, first of all I get on very well with him. I hope he finds a place but, of course, it depends on him now and I don’t know where he wants to go or where there’s room for him. »