“For me it’s good”.
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“I could continue competing but I’m stopping”, said Alguersuari who has long spent his spare time working as a DJ and composing music, adding that he had no concerns about his health. “You never know. If I go too fast or you don’t use the indicators…”
Verstappen, who also has Belgian nationality, put that right by passing his test at the first attempt and then posted a photograph of him at the wheel of a auto with the following message: “Legal to drive”.
The son of motorcycle racer Jamie Alguersuari Sr, he began his career in Formula Renault, finishing as the runner up for the championship the following year. “Nowadays I don’t belong in racing, but I can’t say it’s the end either”.
He said “we never stop learning and now we need a new path”.
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The Dutchman, the youngest driver to line up on the Formula 1 grid at the age of 17, had passed the theory test in January, but had to wait until he was 18 to take the driving test. Alguersuari completed the 2009 season with Toro Rosso and stayed for two full seasons before being dropped by the team and from Red Bull’s driver programme at the end of 2011.
