Fernando Alonso has revealed that when he watched F1 on TV last year, it was in the hope of seeing something exciting from Max Verstappen.

After beginning his Formula 1 racing career in 2001, Alonso took two years out in 2019-20 to try his hand in other motorsport disciplines before being tempted back for this season by Alpine.

The Spaniard admitted he had become a touch stale and lost a little of his joy at F1 life, but in his absence from the paddock he still liked to tune in to the races if possible.

And when he did, he knew what would get his blood pumping – watching a dynamic Verstappen in the Red Bull trying to carry the fight to Mercedes, as he did in 2020 when winning the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone and achieving nine more podium finishes before rounding off the campaign with another victory in Abu Dhabi.

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