In the first race, a podium. Third place for Fernando Alonso in his official debut with Aston Martin. It was very difficult to imagine a better result during pre-season and even during weekend training.
Everyone is talking about the 33, of this victory number 33 which he has been chasing for years. And this course looks like the opportunity might come his way. Because the AMR is one of the best cars, although still far from the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Checo Perez.
But even F1 wonders if this victory will come. In an article published on the official website, they detail that the Asturian has been waiting “a decade” for a car with which “to be able to compete”. “Now it looks like he has one…”.
“From the first lap, you could see that Fernando was comfortable with the car, that he was accelerating more than the others,” said analyst Jolyon Palmer.
In Bahrain, he gave a “master class” the Asturian pilot, who overtook the two Mercedes on the track, Lewis Hamilton and George Russelland the Ferrari of carlos sainz to get on the podium.
And from the official website of the Grand Cirque they bet on 33, this figure that caused madness on social networks among the followers of the double champion.
“An Alonso win in 2023? I wouldn’t bet against…”says the F1 columnist. Everyone is hallucinating with the AMR23 and its performance during the first race in Bahrain. And also, of course, with the “masterclass” that the Asturian gave, signing overtakings in almost impossible areas of the track.