The wait to see the Formula 1 in action is very close to ending. The ‘Great Circus’ opens the 2023 season in Bahrain, in the Sahkir circuitwhere will begin to discover what is the real speed of each of the teams.
The ones that parts as maximum favorites are both Red Bull. After winning the Drivers’ Championship with max verstappen last year, in addition to the Constructors, everyone hopes that they will repeat the success, although the tension within the team has increased after what happened at the end of last season between the Dutchman and Sergio Perez.
Behind them a beautiful fight for second position is opening up and even dreaming of victories if that same dispute reduces the difference with Red Bull. As for pure speed, Ferrari starts as a favorite to get the crumbs that the Austrians can leave, but their high tire degradation makes them look more in the rear-view mirrors than what is ahead of them.
and there it is Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard is making thousands of fans vibrate with his return to competitive positions. The podium is closer than ever since 2012 and the madness has broken out on social networks. In addition, the good race simulations that the ’14’ has carried out make them dream of the podium and even something else if something happens ahead.
The last in discord are the Mercedes. They are very close to both Ferrari and Aston Martin, but a small step behind. A season as tough as last one is not coming, but Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will have to keep rowing to reach the privileged positions that the Germans lost when the new regulations arrived.
Bahrain GP Qualifying
The ‘qualy’ of Bahrain demonstrated the dominance that Red Bull has. Verstappen dominated with an iron fist and took pole position, followed by his partner Pérez. Both certify the great difference that the Austrians have, since both were the only ones to drop below 1:30:000.
just behind was charles leclerc, who, aware of the problems Ferrari has in the race, did not make his last attempt with a new tire to save it for the race. behind will be his partner Carlos Sainzboth with the same problem: lto high tire degradation.
This Italian problem opens the door of the podium to Fernando Alonso and Mercedes. Both the Asturian and the German team degrade the compounds less and could catch Ferrari in the race, which would open up a nice dispute with the podium, a result that Fernando Alonso has not achieved since Qatar 2021.
Schedule and where to watch on TV
The race in Sahkir (Bahrain) will be held on Sunday March 5 at 16:00 Spanish time. The event can be seen on ‘DAZN F1’ and follow minute by minute in the special coverage that it will carry out The sixth.
