Fernando Alonso has downplayed the idea that F1 drivers are capable of “building teams” amid Lewis Hamilton and now Max Verstappen’s periods of dominance.
“I think this is something that is always said about drivers ‘building’ teams,” he told The Telegraph.
“But when Lewis went to Mercedes, he didn’t ‘build’ anything. It was just a change in regulations that built everything for him.“He didn’t ‘build’ a winning Red Bull team. In 2021 it was very close between them, and now with the change in regulations last year, Red Bull win every race so far this season.
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