Aston Martin enters the final day of the Bahrain test with enthusiasm and in a good position. Fernando Alonso will close the preseason by shooting in an afternoon session in which he will do qualifying simulations and also, during all these days, the Asturian has been in constant contact with Lance Stroll.

The pre-season has gone very well so far for Aston Martin. Failing to have finished the last day, Alonso has not descended from the “top 3” in any of the two previous days and the sensations of yesterday were really good, with very competitive times and without dropping below 40 kilograms of weight. ‘essence.

Looking ahead to the start of the season, things are looking good for the Silverstone structure. It is expected that they can follow Ferrari and edge out a Mercedes that started with some issues, as SoyMotor.com co-director Antonio Lobato commented on that title’s Twitch channel.

Of course, Aston Martin’s biggest concern for 2023 is the development race, as last year’s three leaders seem stronger when it comes to introducing upgrades. The silver lining is that the Brits see themselves above the midfield and benchmark team of 2022 in said group as Alpine was.

The relationship between Alonso and Stroll is good. The two teammates are in constant contact during this pre-season and the Canadian is informed of each test of the Asturian. It remains unclear if Lance will be able to make it in time to race the first race of the year next week, Felipe Drugovich got on the AMR23 this morning to be ready for a possible replacement.

When Alonso takes over from Drugovich for the afternoon session, he will run the qualifying simulations with around 30 kilograms of fuel. The tire chosen to test one-lap pace will be C4 or C5, not C3, which will be the softer compound for next week’s GP. The Asturian’s result today is going to be less representative because of that.