In the first race, a podium. A third place for Fernando Alonso in its official debut with Aston Martin. It was very difficult to think of a better result during the pre-season and even during the training sessions on the weekend.
Everyone talks about the 33, of that victory number 33 that he has been pursuing for years. And this course seems that the opportunity could come to him. Because the AMR is among the best cars, although still far from the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and Checo Perez.
But even F1 wonders if that victory will come. In an article published on the official website, they detail that the Asturian has waited “a decade” for a car with which “to be able to compete”. “Now it looks like he has one…”.
“From the first lap you could see that Fernando was comfortable with the car, that he was accelerating more than the others,” says analyst Jolyon Palmer.
In Bahrain he gave a “master class” the Asturian driver, who overtook the two Mercedes on the track, Lewis Hamilton and George Russelland the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz to get on the podium.
And from the official website of the Great Circus they bet on 33, that number that has caused madness on social networks among the followers of the two-time champion.
“A victory for Alonso in 2023? I wouldn’t bet against it…”says the F1 columnist. Everyone is hallucinating with the AMR23 and its performance in the first race in Bahrain. And also, of course, with the ‘masterclass’ that the Asturian gave, signing overtaking in almost impossible areas of the track.
