F1 legend Fernando Alonso shares that he sees villain-like similarities between him and Max Verstappen perceived as the “bad guy” amid the dutchman's championship battle with Lewis Hamilton.

Long ago, Alonso won world titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006, rising above the rest of the F1 competition. After that remarkable stint, the Spaniard spent some time as Hamilton's teammate with McLaren in 2007, triggering a rivalry instead of a friendship.

Hamilton was heralded as a wonder-boy, a rookie who almost won the title that year. However, McLaren's newly-formed duo of Hamilton and Alonso failed to stop Kimi Raikkonen from winning the driver's championship that year with Ferrari— both placing behind the fin.

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“Yes, Max does remind me of myself,” Alonso told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

“We don't come from a British background. That's why, for example in a title fight, we have it much harder,” the F1 legend stressed.

“Look around you in Formula 1, most of them are from England. Then as a challenger, you are automatically the bad guy.”

Verstappen was known by many as a competitor who has a brash and aggressive image, which can trigger some fans—something Alonso himself believes in.

“Do you remember what they said about Max? That he was a rebel and didn't respect the rules. And that he always crossed the line.”

“But often he didn't, but that was just because he wasn't British.

“I went through exactly the same thing. There are many similarities.”

No one can deny the abundance of British drivers and stars in F1, but is it too much, to the point that it is a bias by the media?

With just three races to go this season, Verstappen leads Hamilton by only 14 points, nearing an end to one of F1's greatest seasons to date. Will we see a non-British champion soon?