Fernando Alonso has finished fifth in the classification of the Bahrain GP. The Spaniard, with the Aston Martin showing himself again to the ‘world’, is over more than happy after a day in which only the Red Bull and the Ferrari have been able to with him… and in which he has left the Mercedes behind.
Yes, you have done what seemed impossible not long ago. Two weeks ago, basically. Before the start of the tests. Before the cars took to the Sakhir track and Aston Martin emerged as one of the biggest and most pleasant surprises.
Because until now no one had been able to ‘get their hands on’ the trio of greats. Nobody could with Red Bull, with Ferrari and with Mercedes. Only during some specific races, and in 2020 in which Racing Point surprised with a Mercedes 2.0 painted pink, could someone put the favorites in a bind.
Now that has been, or may, change. Because the classification of Bahrain, with Alonso fifth, it is added that Aston Martin’s long run It was and is his strong point. And watch out for the phrase that Fernando has left.
‘little things’ are coming in Aston Martin
Basically he has come to say that this is only the beginning, and that The best is yet to come.
“The car is just the base. It is the beginning of this project. The designers tell me that things are coming very important for the next races”, Alonso says.
And Fernando, so happy: “It’s something that fills you with hope.”
For now, in the first race of 2023, Alonso He will start fifth after the two Red Bulls and the two Ferraris. The podium, a real option.
