Fernando Alonso has clarified his comments about Lewis Hamilton and has called for peace as he wants F1 fans to stop being put up against each other on social media ✌️ Full story ⬇️
that was published on Saturday, two-time F1 world champion Alonso discussed former team-mate Hamilton and current world championAlonso said he thought Verstappen had “performed better” than Hamilton last year and was a worthy champion in 2021, adding:"I also have a lot of respect for Lewis. Still, it is different when you win seven world titles when you only had to fight with your team-mate.
“Then I think a championship has less value than when you have fewer titles but have had to fight against other drivers with equal or even better material.”driver Alonso considered Verstappen’s championships to be more valuable than Hamilton’s titles, the Spaniard took to Twitter to clarify his comments.
He wrote: “And again… Please, all the titles are amazing, well deserved and inspiring. Incomparable to each other and let’s enjoy champions and legends of our current time.The quotes and tweet led to fierce discussion among fans on social media, but Alonso said he wanted to “try to help and make social media a better place” by clearing up his comments.
“We need to all collaborate on that,” said Alonso. “We need to stop putting the fans against each other. “We are all in the same [thing]. Great champions, great sportsmen, and we try to enjoy this beautiful time.”