Fernando Alonso It was given to Aston Martin his first joy. His first reason for celebration in this 2023. The Asturian has gone up to the podium in Bahrain, with a car that he, and many in the team, consider the “base” of what is to come. Normal that they are radiant…
Because this was not expected. Because the pace shown both in the tests and in the Free Practices was excellent. In a long run, spectacular, and that was what led Alonso to make overtaking moves like those achieved against Russell, Hamilton and Sainz.
Fernando, in fact, showed his tremendous satisfaction for the radio. Because the car, the AMR23, runs. It runs, and it’s reliable. And it has tremendous traction and grip.
In the same vein, Mike Krack, head of the team, has shown that already begins to believe that what they have in their hands is very, very big.
“It looks good for the future. We have shown that we took a step forward. A big one,” says Krack.
Of course, it also calls for calm: There will be difficult races that’s why we have to enjoy now. Then back to work.”
“You have to keep evolving the car. It’s strong, there’s no doubt about that. Now we’re competing with ‘top’ teams and they have a great development. You have to keep up the pace,” he says.
And about Alonso? “The energy from him is incredible. He is authentic. We got along very well.”
