168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s performances as the underdog in the 2025 F1 world championship remind168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Fernando Alonso of his 2012 title bid.

The Red Bull driver converted a stunning pole position into a shock victory at the Japanese Grand Prix by fending off the faster McLarens of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri.

Verstappen’s fo🤡urth straight win at Suzuka, and his first of the new season, has moved him to within a point of Norris in the championship standingsౠ.

Despite having what is considered to be the third or fourth-fastest car, the Dutchman’s impressive early displ🌌ays are puttꦜing him in an unlikely position to fight for a fifth consecutive world title this year.

And𓃲 Alonso can see similarities between Vers♒tappen’s current campaign and his narrow title loss to Sebastian Vettel in 2012.

“I’ve been there. I’ve been fighting fꩵor World Championships with the third, fourth fastest car,” Alonso is quo💖ted as saying by Motorsport Week.

“So, you know, at the end it’s difficu🍸lt. As it was difficult for me to beat [Sebasti🔯an] Vettel.

“So I hope for him he can fight until the end. But they [R🅷ed Bull] need to improve a little bit the machine.”

Alonso, who took the 2012 title fight all th🍨e way down to the wir🅠e despite his Ferrari being inferior to Vettel’s Red Bull, added: “He won four, so he can fight with a little bit less competitive car. But, yeah, it’s hard.

“And I think the people don’t realise hꦛow difficult it is. And how you need to make perfect every weekend. And he’s doing [it] so far.

“And as I said, it reminds me o💖f my 2012 in a way. When the car was not so good and we fo꧅ught for the championship.

“But to win🦂 it at the end, let’s see. I hope for him he can win it.”

Fernando Alonso marvels at 'magic' Max Verstappen

Verstappen set up his run to victory in Japan by pipping the McLaren pair to pole position with an astonishing lap in qualifyinꦚg.

Two-time world൩ champion Alonso lauded Verstappen’s performance as he watched the end of Q3 unfold from the TV pen on Saturday foll🍸owing his early exit.

"Only he can do it," Alonso told Viaplay.

"He's an outstanding driver. He's proving it every weekend. Hats off for him. I think the lap he did today is൩ only down to him.

"I think the car is clearly not at the level to fight forജ pole or even the top five. But he manages to do that magical laps and magical weekends🧜.

“At the moment, he's the best, he's the reference for all of us, a🐟nd we need to keep improving to reach that levelඣ.”