Until the afternoon session this Saturday, objective data on the real level of the teams will not be known, but in the first training sessions it is already revealed which teams will be in front.
Red Bull 2023 has begun as 2022 ended: thoroughly. max verstappenwithout much effort, he has ‘walked’ in the first tests and the question lies in whether his rivals have some ‘ace’ up their sleeve.
In second line, the surprise is Aston Martin. After what was demonstrated in the first sessions, from the paddock it is already pointed out that the Silverstone team could fight against Mercedes and even Ferrari.
In fact, in the morning session of the second day of preseason tests, Fernando Alonso has equaled the records of Carlos Sainz in the ‘stint’ with a medium tire.
With a similar level of degradation In the desert, both the Spaniard and the man from Madrid have lapped in 38s, 39s and 40s, more than decent times for the situation.
The doubt falls on the amount of fuel that both pilots carried. For example, on Thursday in his fastest lap, Alonso had a lot of gasoline so, if he had used the tank in qualifying mode, could have come first.
Sainz Alonso pic.twitter.com/FCKreKo15j
— Aston Martin F1 updates (@startonpole) February 24, 2023
