Speaking in the media pen on the Viaplay broadcast after the race, Verstappen took control of the interview.
"My race was alot more exciting than yours, I think," Alonso joked, having been asked by the Dutchman how his race went.
"Yeah I mean, in the fight with Yuki at the beginning of the race, and then with Piastri, then with Hamilton, and at the end with Yuki again, so yeah, different to yours I guess.
"Unexpected, alot of deg especially at the front, so we stop. I think I was the first one to stop, a lot of deg, how was your car?" he asked Verstappen before the Dutchman answered with:
"I didn't do a long run but the mediums were a little fragile as well, we expected to do a one stop, ended up doing a two stop."