Dragovich highlights ‘valuable experience’ of working with Alonso

italian brazilian Felipe Dolgovic (Aston Martin) He highlighted the ‘valuable experience’ of sharing the garage with the Spaniard this week Fernando Alonso at pre-season testing in Bahrain.

“Comparing my own observations with those of a two-time world champion was a valuable experience. I think we’ve worked together to take advantage of that,” he said, in a statement provided by his team.

Drakovic replaced Lance Strollinjured in a bicycle crash that occurred a few days before the test.

“I really enjoyed getting behind the wheel of the AMR23 and I think we made good progress over the three days of racing. It was great to be back in the car this morning and I am happy with the set-up changes.” made from day ”

In his case, he completed 77 laps in the morning and set the best time on the circuit with a time of 1:32.075. If Stroll doesn’t recover in time, he could run the first Grand Prix of the season next week.

“The car has stepped up from last year, but we have to remember that all the teams have grown over the winter, so we will continue to work hard to maintain this momentum. Yes, but it won’t be the relative pace until qualifying next Saturday,” he said.