Miracles exist in F1. There are few, but there are. It is more possible that there are if you have Fernando Alonso. If you have the pilot in a suitable car. In a good car. One capable of fighting. One who can fight. One who runs Let him compete Yes, many doubted, or doubted, that Aston Martin could do that. That the team could go from being seventh in the World Cup to fighting with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. But they have. and it has been seen in the Bahrain classification.
Because in the ‘qualy’, with real fire, with absolutely nothing to hide, Fernando Alonso It will be the first car with a Mercedes engine. Of the grill. And no, it’s not that Hamilton and Russell come out behind, is that the Asturian has done a fifth best time with the AMR23.
With a car that was born in the best possible way. Because they have done an extraordinary job. Because they have created, as they say, a monster. One with the green chassis It seems to go on rails. That mark the best records in middle curve. What pulls And yes, she runs too.
And meanwhile, Ocon…
At no time was there that which did happen with Alpine. While the French had Gasly already out in Q1, already Ocon unable to fight anyone in Q3, Stroll and Alonso enjoyed. Lance, with one hand, beat Esteban. Fernando, until the last moment, was fighting for pole position.
It was complicated. A lot. Because one lap away Red Bull and Ferrari are in another galaxy. But no Mercedes, and there was the fight. With a single attempt in Q3. One only for Alonso, and also for Russell and Hamilton. George and Lewis, after Ferdinand. The Asturian was the first to cross the finish line.
The one who first set the time. And he got a 1:30.336, two tenths behind Carlos who had two attempts. And ten thousandths better than Russell. Enough. Hamilton got more time. Lewis finished with a 1:30.384.
‘The Mission’ begins… 33, closer
Yes, goal achieved in qualifying. And if, this is real. More than real than Free Practice 2 and Free Practice 3. And if it is also real, or at least indicative, the race pace of Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso, Red Bull and Ferrari will have to look in their mirrors.
For the moment, and in the absence of the traffic light turning off, Fernando Alonso starts fifth after Carlos Sainz and ahead of the two Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Yes, miracles in F1 exist.
