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Verstappen says Red Bull didn't want Alonso
Sep.20 Max Verstappen says Red Bull never considered signing up Fernando Alonso for 2019. That is despite the fact that, recently, retiring Spaniard Alonso and Red Bull chiefs were locked in a dispute over whether the energy drink company wanted him to fill a cockpit. "I had (an offer) in 2007, in 2009, in 2011, in 2013, and two this year, one in Monaco, and one in August," Alonso said. But Dutchman Verstappen, who drives for Red Bull Racing, disagrees. "Alonso was not an option for 2019. It's something I know," he is quoted by AS newspaper as saying at a sponsor event in his home country. Instead, Red Bull has chosen from its own talent pool to replace the...
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