{"id":301758,"date":"2023-12-08T07:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301758"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:53:53","slug":"max-verstappen-confirms-fernando-alonso-talks-as-fia-president-under-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-confirms-fernando-alonso-talks-as-fia-president-under-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen confirms Fernando Alonso talks as FIA president under fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Fernando-Alonso-Max-Verstappen-5105050.jpg?r=1702021294434\"><\/p>\n<p>As the drivers round off their team commercial duties and sponsor activations for the season, fans were expecting a quiet transition into the winter break. However, thanks to the FIA and Mercedes, this has not been the case with an investigation into Toto and Susie Wolff stealing the headlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the FIA investigation drama has given Mercedes plenty of food for thought away from the wind tunnel, the team&#8217;s focus this winter remains on producing a worthy successor to the W14. The Silver Arrows ended the season finale in Abu Dhabi with enough points to pip Ferrari to P2 in the Constructors&#8217; Championship, but they still had fewer than half of Red Bull&#8217;s points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen&#8217;s winter should be a far less nervy affair. The Dutchman won his third Drivers&#8217; Championship title at a canter in 2023, winning 19 of the 22 Grands Prix on offer as he dominated his competition. 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