Fernando Alonso already has the second in this 2023. Waiting for victory 33, which could arrive in not much the Aston Martin Asturian has repeated again in April what he achieved in March. Because if a month ago he took the prize for best overtaking for his pass to Lewis Hamilton in Bahrainnow he has done the same thanks to his masterful action with Carlos Sainz at the Azerbaijan GP.
And it is that his masterpiece, as we said at the time, was practically impossible. It was like inventing an overtaking point. Like seeing something where others see nothing, and taking risks where the majority prefer to hit the brakes and wait for better options. In Baku the reason was seen again why Alonso is so good.
The reason why he continues to grab headline after headline, and why there are reasons to dream of a new triumph after ten years of drought. It was in turn 4, after the safety car had gone, when Alonso decided to throw the car at Sainz.
Inside, touching the wall. Narrowly. For very little. On a track where any mistake is penalized a lot. Very much. Nevertheless, Fernando decided to go from fifth to fourth place and start chasing Charles Leclerc.
He entered the finish line less than a second behind the Monegasque, something that left Max Verstappen amazed, and with each lap he proved to be faster than the rest of the pursuers.
For this reason, there have been zero doubts with whom the award should be won, and Alonso has boasted of it on social networks: “Overtaking x2”.
Fernando competed with Carlos Sainz, with Lando Norris with Esteban Ocon and with Lance Stroll. Alonso defeated all of them again.
And they already go twice. Of the months that there is competition, Alonso has reigned in two of them in terms of overtaking… and seeing how both he and the aston martin to know how many more are left.
