Fans have been left in disbelief after seeing what Max Verstappen did during the Belgian Grand Prix.
Last weekend, Spa-Francorchamps took centre stage as the 80th Belgian Grand Prix was held.
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Verstappen started in 11th place due to a grid penalty on the back of an engine change.
Despite starting lower down the grid, the Red Bull superstar managed to climb his way back to fifth place, but finished fourth after winner George Russell was disqualified for having an underweight car.
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New onboard footage from Verstappen’s car has shown the 26-year-old cheekily waving at Fernando Alonso as he passed him at high speed during the early parts of the race.
The footage showed that Verstappen was travelling at a speed of 335 km/h when he waved Alonso goodbye.
Earlier in the year, Alonso spoke about the similarities between himself and Verstappen.
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He said in a DAZN documentary, as per Planet F1: “Verstappen was maybe a bit crazier in his early days and had some incidents and some problems, but now he is a very decent driver on the track.
“Off the track, I see a lot of similarities between him and me. We have the same interests, we love racing. We like the sport more than the show.”
He added: “We go to the track in the team’s clothes, race on Saturday and on Sunday we go home. And when we have some free time, we go racing. We like simple things and racing.
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“That is what I like most about Max and despite his world titles, he has not changed in that [respect].”
Meanwhile, Verstappen named Alonso as one of his top five greatest F1 drivers of all time.
He said: “I think Fernando always shows himself as he is, which is something I admire a lot.
“Despite the success he has had, he is still a normal, nice guy. He was also the first Spaniard to be successful in Formula 1 and become World Champion. I have a lot of respect for him.”
Topics: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Fernando Alonso, Formula 1
Marcus Chan