F1 GP Bahrain: Alonso off to exciting start in Free Practice 1

It is still too early to draw any conclusions, but for now, Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin continues to feel goodIn the first free practice of the 2023 season formula 1first session F1 Bahrain GP 2023, red bull and dominoes “Czech” Perez In the first position, just behind Fernando Alonso his new AMR23in second position, 0 inches 438 behind the Mexican, Verstappen He was third with a time of 0.617 seconds from his partner.

The Asturian pilot wanted to lower his expectations when asked at Thursday’s press conference about his chances of achieving victory. number 33 A podium finish in F1 this season or in Bahrain with a car that surprised me in testing. Specialists around the world ranked Aston his Martin in the top four his team, second or he ranked third. Sakir For the excellent tire management and excellent race pace that the Spaniard’s car has shown in testing over the long term. Alonso He said it was unthinkable to talk about jumps like this from a team that finished seventh in the Constructors’ Championship a few months ago.But the truth is, his results in Free Practice 1 were bahrain That didn’t help lower their expectations.

However, it must be taken into account that what happened in Free Practice 1 in Bahrain is not at all representative. To get a more realistic picture of the car’s position, we’ll have to wait until this afternoon in his second practice session already in the evening, on the coldest track, in conditions similar to qualifying and the race. For now though, the Spaniard has completed a good first session, making his two runs on the medium tyre, and his final run on his soft tyre. In both cases, time went easy.

Alonso He started 2nd on the medium tyre, and eventually moved up to 2nd on the first lap on the soft tyre.

Carlos Sainz spinning top

he finished in fourth place Norris with mclaren It shouldn’t be that high when the actual launch starts.who should be at least one lap ahead FerrariFor now, the Italians focused on comparing the rear wing aerodynamically in different settings in the first practice session, while the red team chose to stick with the soft tyres.of Top 10 of Free Practice 1, Leclerc (5 days) and Hamilton (10th) was the only one who did not test the soft rubber, hoping to test it in more representative conditions. Free 2 This afternoon (4pm).

At this point, Leclerc is fifth And that should reassure Ferrari. Carlos Sainz had a more eventful first session. The Spaniard spun at high speed mid-turn nine and mid-curve his Ferrari was seen bouncing too anxiously. The ground bounce against the asphalt caused the car to lose grip and spin Carlos. After that, Sainz returned to the pits and, without seeing the timetable, put on medium used tires from the start of the session and carried out a long run. Finish Free Practice 1 in last position.

Mercedes hides.Alfa Romeo and Haas off to a good start

Lance Stroll,partner Alonsowas 6th on the first day in the car after the bike accident, Magnussen (Haas) ranked 7th, followed by 2 people alfa romeoor lap 8th place and boots Haas and Alfa Romeo in ninth will then have to join that battle to lead the midfield Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston Martin And they got off to a good start.not like that alpinewho started as a favorite after testing Alfa Romeo and Haas. but, Ocon 15th, Gasly 17thsomething must have gone wrong from the beginning. Alan PermaneThe sports director of the French team, with his head against the wall, making a negative gesture.

on his part, mercedes He worked on the half-road wing with Hamilton in 10th and Russell in 11th, but still had a lot of cards because he hadn’t installed the soft rubber yet.