The Formula 1 come back next weekend with the Australian Grand Prix. Albert Park is a track that has historically been especially good at Fernando Alonso. Over there debuted in 2001 and won in 2006the year in which he won his second world championship.
In addition, he has signed stellar performances, such as in 2010, when he came back from last position after an accident on the grid to finish fourth, or in 2018, going from eleventh to fifth position, keeping behind max verstappen for thirty laps with a McLaren whose performance was far from the leading cars.
Last year the Australian layout made profound changes to the circuit, making Turn 6 a much faster turn and removing the chicane at Turns 9 and 10, making way for a long straight in the second sector. This makes drawing much faster than before, which, a priori, hurts Aston Martin because of its low top speed, but there are reasons to think that the AMR23 It can be competitive in Australia.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were the two drivers who held full throttle the longest in both Bahrain like in Saudi Arabia, so a fast circuit like the one in Australia suits Aston Martin well. In addition, the AMR23 showed in Jeddah that it is very competitive in medium and high speed corners, as they dominated in the first sector. In Melbourne these types of corners predominate, so Aston Martin should be ahead of Ferrari and Mercedes, and even close to Red Bull.
The last factor that gives reason to dream is the weather forecast. rain is expected the weekend in Melbourne, which, in addition to favoring Aston Martin due to its high downforce, would allow Fernando Alonso’s talent on the wet track and his ability to read the races to shine, thus being able to stand up to the Red Bulls.
