Aston Martin has already confirmed who will get on to the other AMR23 in the Bahrain GP. After the many speculations that spoke of the Sebastian Vettel option if Lance Stroll did not recover, finally logic rules and Felipe Drugovich will be the partner of Fernando Alonso in Sakhir.
Everything, yes, in case Stroll did not arrive on time for the Grand Prix… something that seems increasingly possible after the bicycle accident he suffered while training.
The team already smelled it on Friday. Therefore, what could to have been an Alonso more Alonso on the second and third days of rehearsals, it was Alonso plus Drugovich and Alonso on Saturday. For the pilot, a ‘rookie’ in F1, to continue training and picking up pace with the great British car.
Drugovich, eight and a half hours of test
After getting into the car on the first morning, and causing a red flag due to an electrical failure in the car that was not major, he did the same on the third day to test even with the softest rubber available both for this season and for the aforementioned Sakhir essays.
His times, to be a rookie, they weren’t bad at all also knowing that the team asked him not to throw too much or search too much for the pianos.
Thus, in case of not recovering Stroll, who receives iDaily information from his partner and friend Fernando Alonso about car evolution, It will be Drugovich who gets on the AMR23 in Sakhir.
The team already had Sebastian Vettel drop last year for the first World Cup race. Then, it was Nico Hulkenberg who got into the car.
It should be remembered that the reserve drivers for this course at Aston Martin are Felipe and Stoffel Vandoorne. The one who was Fernando’s teammate at McLaren was not in the tests having Formula E South African GP.
