F1 | Alonso stings Hamilton: “Have you ever seen a car faster than the RB19? He has a short memory."

La Red Bull has started the new season in the best possible way, as demonstrated by the two doubles obtained in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia achieved with particular ease. The Milton Keynes team, despite Max Verstappen having to contest a comeback race in Jeddah starting from fifteenth position, has literally dominated this start of 2023 with Lewis Hamilton who, analyzing the verdicts gained on the track, said he had never seen a car so fast.

From the words of the seven-time world champion to the reply of Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard working for Aston Martin who, by stinging his former teammate at the time of McLaren, recalled when the Englishman monopolized the scene with Mercedes, leaving only crumbs to the competition. A dominance, that demonstrated on the track by the Star, which according to Alonso was superior to that shown so far by Red Bull.

F1 | Hamilton: “I've never seen a car as fast as the Red Bull”

“I don't agree at all – declared Alonso, replying to what Hamilton said, interviewed by L'Équipe – Last week in Saudi Arabia I finished 20 seconds behind Checo and Max. He and Rosberg were a minute ahead in 2014 and in 2015. He has a short memory, he's getting old!”.

Continuing to talk about Hamilton, and the internal challenge between the Englishman and his compatriot and teammate George Russell, he added: “With a normal car, you can see that it has some weaknesses. Previously he drove alone or sometimes with his teammate. But look, he's the pole record holder and George Russell just gave him a 2-0 in qualifying this season. This shows how the car is still a key factor."