He Bahrain Grand Prix it has been an absolute madness of emotions in a race won by max verstappenbut where all the spotlights focused on the third position of Fernando Alonso.
The rumors in winter and in the tests about the great sensations and data they had Aston Martin they ended up coming true. Despite the Kickoff touchdown with teammate Lance Stroll and lose two positions with the MercedesAlonso embarked on an epic comeback that made Spain fall in love.
first got rid of George Russell and his next target was his eternal rival lewis hamilton. And he surpassed the British with a spectacular overtaking in turn 10 which, despite being the first race, happens to be one of the best moments of the year.
With the abandonment due to mechanical problems of charles leclerconly Carlos Sainz separated him from the podium. And after a nice fight between the two Spaniards, Alonso overtook the Ferrari driver and left us a nice celebration radio after overtaking him
Then it was time to enjoy the last laps savoring a 99 podium that ended up arriving and he celebrated it with nice radio messages to your team congratulating them for the good job done with the car.
Now it’s time to look at the next appointment on the calendar, where it will be necessary to check if the sensations and data extracted from Bahrain are true. For Red Bull will serve to verify if they really have that much difference with the rest, for Aston Martin it will be key to verify if being a team of the four above is really real, for Ferrari It will be to find out if they have as many problems in the race as they have shown and for Mercedes to find out how far they are from the rest.
Where and when will the next race be held?
The next appointment on the calendar is Saudi Arabian Grand Prixwhich will take place on sunday march 19 in the circuit of jeddaha layout very different from that of Sahkir.
Last year the victory in Arabia went to max verstappenin a race in which the first encounter between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso while sharing equipment at Alpine. This year, and with the experience seen in Bahrain, it seems that the difference between the Spanish and the French will be so wide that it will be difficult for them to cross paths again.
