Alonso smashes and scares the clock in Bahrain: best of day one

I don’t know if that is true. I don’t know the gasoline load and engine map.But Fernando Alonso fans and the whole formula 1 Watching the 41-year-old driver drive a green car with the same illusions he had when he was a child puts a smile on his face, full of tension and excitement. “What is 33?” I have to ask myself more than ever. It’s not for less. Fernando Alonso led the first day of free practice for Bahrain Grand Prix After finishing 2nd in Free Practice 1 in the morning, I won Free Practice 2 with the fastest time. Perhaps his empty petrol and higher top speed on the straight indicated that he showed more cards than his rivals. Only they know it, and it will be revealed in qualifying this Saturday (4pm/DAZN F1). But it is a fact, and it can be shouted from all sides, aston martin It’s going well, it’s going very well. And what seemed almost impossible yesterday seems to be a little less this Friday. Dreams are much more realistic. absolutely.

Fernando Alonso The green team was in charge of making it clear in the eyes of the world, leading the first day with an impressive time of 1’30” 907. 0″ 169 to Max Verstappen (2nd), 0″ 171 to ‘Czech’ Perez (3rd), marking his laps at the same time on the track, just like Red Bull did.could show more aston martinHowever, he dispelled any doubts that his car would come out on top in a subsequent race simulation.long run pace Fernando Alonso and his AMR23 It’s just as exciting. Again, the petrol load and engine maps are unknown, but what is clear is that green cars degrade tires very little. bahrainIt drives very well and looks like the best one at first glance. It goes on rails and shows it.

in the long run Fernando Alonso It was so good that it can’t be compared. VerstappenEven Perez couldn’t do it in his rhythm! Alonso started rolling at 1’36”, beating Max in several turns and challenging him face to face with the current two-time champion. Although the tire wear is small after the 10th lap, red bull less deterioration Perhaps Mercedes boss Todo Wolff wasn’t wrong when he said that the Aston Martin was the second best car in the test. only behind red bull In the long run, the Dutchman’s performance in Friday’s free practice could beat Red Bull’s pace for second, even Perez’s, with better rhythm and more certainty. Mercedes and Ferrari.

In a mission with Aston Martin, Alonso seems to have a right to dream. you have to dress james bond This Saturday, we’ll tackle the hardest part. It’s about turning ever-higher expectations into reality. Ferdinand He asked on Thursday that his fans are keeping their feet on the ground and said they don’t have to think about podiums and wins. A great qualifying is essential for Fernando to keep dreaming of podiums or whatever. On his third day of the season, many dreamed of Fernando’s 33rd victory.

Classification for free 2

1. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) 1’30.907
2. Max Verstappen (PB/Red Bull) 0.169
3 Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) 0.171
4. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 0.460
5. Nico Hulkenberg (FRA/Haas) 0.469
6. Lance Stroll (ESP/Aston Martin) 0.543
7. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) 0.568
8. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 0.636
9. Lando Norris (GBR/Mercedes) 0.663
10. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) 0.679
11. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 0.701
12. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 0.886
13. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 0.975
14. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1,049
15. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) 1,117
16. Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas) 1,203
17. Alexander Albon (TAI/Williams) 1,533
18. Yuki Tsunoda (JAP/AlphaTauri) 1,618
19. Nick de Vries (PB/AlphaTaur) 1,698
20. Logan Sargent (USA/Williams) 1,842

Long run comparison

Rhythm with soft rubber

Alonso, soft rubber:
Lap 2: 1’36”251
Lap 3: 1’36”479
Lap 4: 1’36”712
Lap 5: 1’37”192
Lap 6: 1’37″298
Lap 7: 1’37″502
Lap 8: 1’37″542
Lap 9: 1’38″116
10th Lap: 1’37″479
Lap 11: 1’37″914

Perez, soft rubber:
Lap 4: 1’37”227 (they told him there was an error and he changed some parameters)
Lap 6: 1’37”481
Lap 7: 1’37”628
Lap 11: 1’42″755
Lap 13: 1’38″117
Lap 15: 1’38″203

Verstappen, soft rubber:
Lap 2: 1’37”136
Lap 4: 1’36”898
Lap 5: 1’37”179
Lap 6: 1’36”827
Lap 7: 1’37”230
Lap 8: 1’37″2
Lap 9: Max’s Mistake
Lap 10: 1’37″268
Lap 11: 1’37″169
13th Lap: 1’37″519

Hamilton, soft rubber:
Lap 5: 1’38”106
Lap 7: 1’38”400
Lap 8: 1’38”375
Lap 9: 1’38”493

Leclerc, soft rubber:
Lap 4: 1’37″650
Lap 8: 1’37″596
Lap 8: 1’37″596

Sainz, soft rubber:
Lap 5 : 1’37″869
Lap 8: 1’38″435
Lap 9: 1’38″637

Rebounding Ferraris: Leclerc fourth, Sainz 14th

This Saturday’s top group is Ferrari and mercedesBut his first day wasn’t as good as his first day Aston Martin. Leclerc finished fourth with a 0.460 Hearth of Hulkenberg (5 days), and stroll 6 days, hand pain Guthrie 7th, Hamilton 8th. Like Carlos Sainz, who was 14th in his Ferrari SF23, it is clear that both Lewis and Charles expect more. But the Italian left a sign that he still had a lot of homework to do. Their race pace was worse than Aston Martin’s, and Free Practice 2 no longer used the new rear wing, which had already caused problems in testing. Most worrying, however, was the huge rebound seen in the red cars, causing Carlos to spin in Free Practice 1, even at Turn 9.

Ferrari must try to rectify their initial misfortune, but Mercedes finished the day quietly with Hamilton in eighth and Russell in 13th. In this context, the big question is whether Alonso’s Aston his Martin can really beat Ferrari and Mercedes by his single lap. He has better race pace, but the podium could be complicated for the Spaniard if Alonso ends up seventh in the standings behind the black and red car.