Jaime Alguersuari loves ‘most beautiful’ F1 car and its ‘invincible’ 26-year-old driver

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Former Toro Rosso racer and now Spanish pundit Jaime Alguersuari has been raving about Red Bull’s new car and their star driver Max Verstappen after pre-season testing in Bahrain.

Red Bull topped the time sheets on the first day of testing before Ferrari recorded the quickest times on days two and three.

However, Alguersuari was speaking about testing, via La Sexta, and reckons that Red Bull are likely to come out on top when the season starts.

Alguersuari shares thoughts on Red Bull and Verstappen

During the early days of Toro Rosso after it was purchased from Minardi, the team was very much used to introduce new drivers to Formula 1.

They had a mixed success rate of those drivers being promoted to Red Bull and this reason – under the name RB – experienced race winner Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will compete for the Italian outfit.

However, back in the day, Toro Rosso gave opportunities to the likes of Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.

The 33-year-old Spaniard was introduced to the team halfway through 2009 and spent two full seasons on the F1 grid before becoming Pirelli’s test driver in 2012.

He was part of the Red Bull family and Alguersuari is very confident that they’ll be dominant in F1 again this year, especially with Max Verstappen at the helm.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has agreed with his thoughts, while Fernando Alonso thinks the Dutchman has already sewn up the title.

Red Bull still head and shoulders above the F1 grid

Speaking about the current world champions, Alguersuari was full of praise, but also gave a nod to another team on the grid: “The Red Bull this year… they have made an aeroplane. It is also the most beautiful car there is. Max never fails and that is why they also become invincible.

“That the Aston Martin is a reliable car, that can do many laps. They have to have efficient downforce.”

Alguersuari will be delighted to see Verstappen win another title due to his Red Bull connections, but they’ve got their work cut out to match their record from last season.

The likes of Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin will back themselves to win more than one race this season.

If they don’t, they’ll be praying that the new regulations in 2026 at least level the playing field somewhat.