Verstappen digs Alonso: Le Mans for 'old and slow' drivers

Max Verstappen says he will only look at categories outside of Formula 1 if he becomes "old and slow". The Red Bull star was responding to a question concerning Fernando Alonso, who has combined F1 with a World Endurance Championship campaign in 2018, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in the process.

Having fallen out of the title picture since moving to McLaren in 2015, Alonso has set sights on motorsport's 'Triple Crown' and he is just a victory at the Indianapolis 500 away from matching Graham Hill's unique feat.

Verstappen is not interested in accolades outside of F1 however, claiming two-time world champion Alonso's change in approach is solely down to his uncompetitive spell in the premier category.

"I think that [racing in other categories] mainly happens with drivers who are not winning," he said. "At the end of the day being unable to win isn't nice and winning gives you the motivation to keep going.

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"Fernando has not been in the position to win for the last few years, and that probably makes you want to try different things – he went and won Le Mans, which must be an amazing feeling, and good for him.

"My dad had the same. He was in F1 and not winning, and eventually there comes a point when your motivation just disappears, and it's killing you from the inside.

"When you have the best car on the grid, everybody can win with that car. I think any F1 driver from the last four years could have won in the Mercedes and I think everybody knows that.

"You don't see Lewis [Hamilton] going off and doing these other things because he is in a winning position and doesn't need to go anywhere else to get that feeling.

"It's also the same for me. I'm in a position to fight for grand prix wins here and my motivation is very high, so I don't want to go off and do Le Mans or IndyCar or whatever right now.

"Maybe, if I end up old and slow, then I'll look at it."