Fernando Alonso This is the great proper name of the events in Bahrain. the asturian completed a large simulated race What did he do what mercedes And Red Bull, which seemed to be extremely far from the advantages of the Aston Martin, at least a priori, they pointed to the British as great rivals to Sakhir. The podium, which seemed impossible, it’s not so much anymore.

It can be yes, or it can be no. But if the tests are confirmed, if the long run and the pace of the race It’s the one that Alonso showed in the tests, Fernando can be there. This may put Aston Martin on the right track to be the best of the others and close the gap with the Red Bulls, Ferraris and Mercedes.

In this sense, the double F1 world champion has analyzed the Bahrain tests and the behavior of the AMR23 on the track. And the truth is that He is very happy.

“It was an advantage”

“The car was very easy to drive during these three days. That’s enough easy to predict. It was an advantage,” he says.

And he argues: “In long races, where there is wear, where you can make mistakes, block, or pass you in a curve… This did not happen. Like I said, it’s a pretty easy car to predict.”

In this sense, he insists: “All the experiences that we have made go in a direction that we have understood, but we will need some races to optimize all the details”.

“We discovered that The car is very different from 2022. All the settings, braking maps, engine… are very different in this 2023″, explains Alonso.

“We Missed Lance”

Fernando also hopes to bring Stroll back soon to upgrade the car: “We missed Lance. Some of the feelings that I transmit We don’t know for the team if we need to improve or it’s something they already have like that at Aston Martin.”

At this time, it is not certain that Canada get in the car in Bahrain for the first race. If this is not done, Aston Martin has confirmed who will be his replacement.