The Spaniard is only surpassed by the two Red Bulls and the two Ferraris, with Carlos Sainz fourth.
A success. It seems not, but it is a success. The dream of returning to Fernando Alonso on pole he cannot hide the success that means that this Sunday (4:00 p.m., DAZN), in the first World Cup race in Bahrin, he will start in fifth position, only behind Red Bull and Ferrari. A few months ago, when he signed for Aston Martin, the British team had the penultimate car on the grid; Today it is the third fastest car, ahead of the Mercedes.
In a few months Alonso and his team have managed to get close to the podium and this season they will fight to get on it on several occasions. Not heaven, but almost. It is a success, a success to celebrate.
More when Alonso’s differences with the best were few, small, even tiny. Like last season max verstappen flew, another pole, a dizzying time and his partner, Czech Prezwas placed just behind, but charles leclercthird, he was only three tenths faster than the two-time Formula 1 champion and Carlos Sainz It took one last nervous lap to snatch fourth place from him.
“It’s almost a dream”
Alonso was weighed down by the nerves of Q2, which forced him to use a new set of soft tyres, and he only had one quick lap attempt, halfway through Q3. With another try he might have been able to challenge the clock, but he was still happy, happy, happy.
“Very good, very good, the truth is that very good. When Q1, Q2 passed, I did not quite believe it, I was waiting for the shock of reality, but we are really there. You still have to pinch yourself. When I signed for Aston Martin things looked worse, in the winter tests everything seemed to be going much better, but checking it out here is almost a dream”, explained the Spaniard in the mixed zone of the Bahrain circuit.
From what has been seen in the preseason and in training, the Aston Martin’s tire wear is very low and, therefore, its pace in long runs is fast, but it seems insufficient to face the Red Bulls and, in principle, also the Ferrari. In any case, Fernando Alonso will start fifth and will have podium options. A success.
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