Current F1 champion Max Verstappen, who won his third consecutive championship in the 2023 season with a landslide (19 wins out of 22 races), celebrated his title with Japanese fans at Honda Thanks Day held in Motegi this weekend. . There, the Dutchman spoke about his future and talked about the events he would like to participate in besides F1. He highlighted one in particular, an offer from Fernando Alonso to share a car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

He started talking about the Indy 500. “I like watching it and I have a lot of respect for what they do, but I don’t think I’ll be a part of it,” he said of the event at the Indianapolis Oval. He then mentioned Super GT, saying, “I would like to ride a MotoGP bike… Super GT is fun. I was able to test drive it last year as well, which was great. Super Formula cars are very nice. F1 and beyond. “It’s the fastest car and it looks great,” he said. And finally, he focused on the race he would like to compete in in the future: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

“I would love to go to Le Mans. I was already there when my dad raced there. In terms of durability, the atmosphere is incredible. Very Lots of people, night riding, sunrise…I think it’s really cool.”claimed Max, revealing that Fernando Alonso has suggested he ride with him at La Sarthe, where he has already won twice for Toyota.

“I was talking to Fernando about it. He said he only wanted to come back when he was with me. So I said to him, ‘That would be really cool.’Verstappen revealed his conversation with Alonso, which had already been rumored in recent years.

“The only thing is that there is no minimum weight for drivers at Le Mans. I’m a pretty heavy rider, so I have to find a lighter teammate to compensate for that. But Fernando is pretty light, so it should be pretty good. But I need to find another one, so I’ll have to consider it. ”He said he is seriously considering competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours with driver Fernando Alonso, with whom he has always had a great relationship.