Alonso’s epic podiums in Bahrain and Verstappen win without breaking a sweat

podium options Fernando Alonso They seemed to disappear in the first round, and almost everything that could go wrong for the Spaniard got worse. Ferrari and Mercedes To get a car with better degradation and race pace. He had everything you could dream of for third place. However, he fell back to seventh on the first lap and for a moment it seemed like everything was lost. Something was missing to get the podium. That took the form of reliability issues for Leclerc, who had already secured third place. With 15 laps to go for him the door to Fernando’s box opened and he made a full comeback, which he took advantage of. Alonso finished 3rd in first race for Aston Martinhis 99th podium, behind Perez (2nd) and Verstappen (1st). The Dutchman won the first race of the year without breaking a sweat red bull while much higher Sainz is fourth Hold position with big claws on final lap Hamilton (5 days).

Bahrain GP F1 2023 race results

Fernando Alonso He started in 5th with an eye for 3rd. The start was the key to achieving it, but the start was not what we hoped for, and Leclerc was able to pass Perez on the new soft rubber for second place, giving him a good cushion of time. Sainz remained in his 4th place, while Alonso lost his 2nd place with very bad luck when attacking. First, because Hamilton took the place with a good start.and for his partner stroll He overbraked and dived out of the house at Turn 4 on the first lap and hit him in the rear when Fernando pulled over to attack Lewis. The hit left Alonso’s car with a tremendous whiplash, which Russell took advantage of to pass him.

Alonso, who should have been eager to overtake Ferrari for the podium, dropped to seventh and had to contend with the very competitive Mercedes.

Alonso seemed to miss the podium

A fight with Russell, who was very combative at first, and then with Hamilton, could have taken away the podium. In his first fight with George, Fernando had to degrade the wheel more than usual, losing precious time. He was able to pass him on lap 13 and Hamilton should have been next. He was over four seconds behind, but Alonso’s pace was excellent and he was closing in on Britain lap after lap.

Fernando had to stop earlier than expected due to a flat tire in the fight with George. And he realized he had to overtake Bottas, who had passed him on the track with a good ‘undercut’. The Spaniard pushed the Finn away quickly and was closing in on Lewis with great pace. He took advantage of his best tire management and flew over the track after his second stop for Hamilton, extending his stint at devilish speed. That allowed him to get out of the second pit stop with Lewis in range. he was ready to attack.

overtake Hamilton

On the 37th lap, Alonso went to Hamilton Entering Turn 4, a car towed him and collided, Lewis recovered position. Fernando’s pace was excellent and he was ready to try again.After all, I stuck to the rear wing mercedesThe last time the two fought was in 2021, with Fernando finishing Ocon’s podium worse. I was protected by a machine. Things have changed a lot now, and Fernando demonstrated it with his memorable overtaking, leaving Lewis speechless at Turn 10.

Leclerc and Sainz overtaking issues

Alonso finished fifth. next station is Carlos Sainz with deteriorating wheelsBut third place Leclerc was already too far away. Missing out on the podium, it seems Sainz’s fourth place was what he wanted most. But Alonso always dreamed. He left Ferrari in 2014 in search of a winning car, but it didn’t happen. Many have gotten off the boat over the last few years, but many others continued to hope this would happen, and Alonso continued to row against all odds.

he aston martin I’m not a champion car yet, but I want to be. And the best demonstration was that the green car made a huge step forward from his one year to the next, being the most improved car on the entire grid. The first lap seemed to ruin Alonso’s third place, but luck made up for it.

When fourth place looked like his biggest of the day, third-placed Leclerc had to retire with 15 laps to go after a problem with his Ferrari. The podium was between Sainz and Alonso. but Carlos was third with Alonso with more tires on his rear wing. It didn’t take Fernando long to finish a beautiful fight in which the two sides almost touched each other. The Spanish driver scored his third place on the first lap in what seemed to be a near impossibility. he did it

Alonso I believe he is in the right place sooner or later. Verstappen Today he didn’t have a rival to win the opening day of the season PerezBut in the meantime, the Spaniard had a big start to his Aston Martin career, scoring a podium in his first race in a spectacular comeback.

Fourth-placed Sainz defends Ferrari honor

Ferrari’s degradation was better than expected, Carlos Sainz had to battle Alonso and Hamilton in the final stages of the race with fewer tires. With Monaco starting on new soft rubber, the Spaniard was unable to target third, which Leclerc was battling for. Charles 3rd, Sainz 4thLeclerc’s trouble moves him up to 3rd place Sainz, however, he could not stand Alonso, an impossible task due to his low tires. Yes, despite British pressure, he was able to hold off his seven-time champion like Hamilton. Good for his fourth position considering the problems he started on Friday. It’s not where Ferrari or Carlos want it, but we have to paddle out of there to improve.

Ferrari started further with Red Bull compared to months, with Aston Martin ahead on this circuit (it remains to be seen how Ferrari fares at other tracks) and Mercedes also stranded. I’m stuck in a very tight front group. In addition, there are major reliability issues due to Leclerc’s problems. Those in red will have a lot of homework.