Bahrain GP: Formula 1 – Alonso’s comeback to the podium at the age of 41 is an inspiring story and it will be exciting to see Aston Martin compete with Ferrari and Mercedes this year. Defending champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull flexed their muscles at the start of the 2023 season, as the Dutchman won the season-opening race in Sakhir by over 10 seconds over his teammate Sergio Perez. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Bahrain GP: Old Fox on CHARGE, Fernando Alonso takes Podium on Aston Martin Debut, Overtakes Hamilton & Sainz to kick start F1 2023 Campaign – Check Out
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Fernando Alonso continued a great week of testing his Aston Martin as he jumped into third place as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was forced to withdraw due to a power unit failure and earned himself a stunning podium spot after brilliant clashes with Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz. , an all-too-common occurrence. the finish was only his second podium finish since 2014.
Wow….this car..😍. 3 weeks ago we presented the AMR23, and tomorrow we will start the first race of 2023 on the top5 😳. Thank you team ! Let’s go @astonmartinf1 💚!! More to come ! #astonmartin #f1 #bahrain https://t.co/1pIDCAmfRa
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) March 4, 2023
Carlos Sainz of Ferrari finished Fourth with Hamilton just behind him. Nonetheless, Hamilton would have finished sixth if Charles Leclerc had not experienced an engine failure midway through the race, forcing him to retire from third place.
Team principal of Mercedes Toto Wolff revealed on Saturday that they were going to have to abandon their existing idea and move off in a “different path – or Ferrari can find some additional pace and reliability, or Aston Martin can transform a fairytale into a miracle, Red Bull appear ready for success.
Bahrain GP: Old Fox on CHARGE, Fernando Alonso takes Podium on Aston Martin Debut, Overtakes Hamilton & Sainz to kick start F1 2023 Campaign – Check Out
Race Leaderboard:
1. Max Verstappen: – (2 pit stops)
2. Sergio Perez: +11.987 (2 pit stops)
3. Fernando Alonso: +38.637 (2 pit stops)
This is how Alonso reacted to the podium finish,
“First of all congrats to Lance, my team-mate. He had surgery 12 days ago and he’s fighting with everybody. It was a great weekend and finishing on the podium on the first race of the year, it’s amazing what Aston Martin did over the winter to have the second fastest car of the first race of the year. We had not the best start today and we had to pass on track. It felt more exciting and adrenaline.”
