The return of Fernando Alonso on the podium aroused the admiration of his rivals. Yesterday, after his fifth place in the standings, carlos sainz there Charles Leclerc they named the Asturian as their main rival for today’s race, and they didn’t miss it. Even Helmut Markosports advisor Red BullHe said Alonso was going to be his biggest threat.
Today all the predictions came true and the man from Oviedo managed to beat the mercedes and the Ferrari of carlos sainz take the third position, which did not surprise any of the contenders for the title.
The great performance of RAM23 in the Bahrain Grand Prix It was not temporary, and their rivals will be hoping the team to Silverstone Be in the fight for podiums and victories throughout the year.
One of those who assure that what he has been through Sakhir will be repeated is the current world champion, Max Verstappen. “I’m very happy for Fernando. I’m always happy to see him up there and on the podium. He deserves it and I told him that you have to get used to being on the podium“, said the Dutchman after the race.
All data indicates that Aston Martin’s performance at Sakhir will not be temporary. The AMR23 is stable under braking, fast and consistent when racing, which has proven to be its great strength. In fact, in the next meeting of the season, In Saudi ArabiaFerrari is set to suffer even more degradation than it did in Bahrain, which makes Alonso a strong favorite to repeat in the “top 3” and reach his phate number 100.