Alonso breaks the clock and scares in Bahrain: the best of the first day

We don’t know if it’s true. We don’t know fuel loads and engine maps. But fans of Fernando Alonso and the whole can’t be avoided Formula 1 smiled nervously and excited to see a 41-year-old driver driving a green car with the same illusion of winning as a child. “What’s 33?” they must question themselves more urgently than before. It is not for less. Fernando Alonso led the first day of free practice of Bahrain GP by winning with the best time in Free Practice 2, after coming second in Free Practice 1 in the morning. Perhaps he lacks gasoline and his higher top speed on the straight indicates showing more cards than his rivals. Only they know this and in qualifying this Saturday (4:00 pm/DAZN F1) we will find out. But what is a truth and what can be shouted from the four winds is that Aston Martin it’s going well, very well. And what seemed almost impossible yesterday, this Friday seems less so. The dream is more real. Definitely.

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Fernando Alonso and the green team managed to make it clear in the eyes of the world, leading the first day with an excellent time of 1’30″907 where they surpassed 0″169 to Max Verstappen (2nd) and 0″171 to ‘Checo’ Pérez (3rd), marking his lap on the track as the Red Bulls did. may show more Aston Martin. But he removed any doubt that his car would be top notch in his next racing simulation. The long run of Fernando Alonso and his AMR23 seems exciting too. Again, fuel loads and engine maps are unknown, but what’s more clear is that the green car slightly undercuts the tires on BahrainIt drives very well and at first glance looks like one of the best. It goes on the rails and it shows.

The duration of Fernando Alonso it is so good that it can only be compared to Verstappen. Not even Pérez could do with his rhythm! Both rolled at the same time on the track with soft rubber and the comparison with the great favorite and current champion was more than encouraging. Alonso started rolling in 1’36”, beating Max in a few turns, facing the current two-time champion and challenging him. There was only a small drop in the tires after lap 10, but still close to the times of a red bull which degrades less Perhaps Todo Wolff, head of Mercedes, was not mistaken when he said in the tests that “the Aston Martin is the second best car.” just behind the red bull of the Dutchman in Friday’s free practice for a long time, able to beat the pace of the second Red Bull, that of Pérez, and with a better rhythm and more certainty than Mercedes and Ferrari.

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Alonso, in his Mission with Aston Martin, seems to have a license to dream. You should get dressed James Bond this Saturday for the most difficult thing: make reality the expectations that have now risen higher than ever. Ferdinand He asked on Thursday that his fans are on the ground and said that there is no need to think about the podium and victories. That’s something that’s even harder to do after what happened this Friday. A good qualification is essential so that Fernando can continue to dream of the podium and maybe more. On day 3 of 3, many dreamed of Fernando’s 33rd victory.

CLASSIFICATION OF FREE 2

1. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) 1’30.907
2. Max Verstappen (PB/red Bull) at 0.169
3 Sergio Perez (MEX7Red Bull) 0.171
4. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 0.460
5. Nico Hulkenberg (FRA/Haas) 0.469
6. Lance Stroll (ESP/Aston Martin) 0.543
7. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) 0.568
8. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 0.636
9. Lando Norris (GBR/Mercedes) 0.663
10. Guanyu Zhou (CHI/Alfa Romeo) 0.679
11. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 0.701
12. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 0.886
13. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 0.975
14. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1,049
15. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) 1,117
16. Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas) 1,203
17. Alexander Albon (TAI/Williams) 1,533
18. Yuki Tsunoda (JAP/AlphaTauri) 1,618
19. Nyck de Vries (PB/AlphaTaur) 1,698
20. Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams) FW45 29 1,842

Comparison of long runs

rhythm with soft rubber

Alonso, soft rubber:
Lap 2: 1’36”251
Lap 3: 1’36”479
Lap 4: 1’36”712
Lap 5: 1’37”192
Lap 6: 1’37″298
Lap 7: 1’37″502
Lap 8: 1’37″542
Lap 9: 1’38″116
Lap 10: 1’37″479
Lap 11: 1’37″914

Perez, soft rubber:
Lap 4: 1’37”227 (they tell him there is an error and he changes some parameters)
Lap 6: 1’37”481
Lap 7: 1’37”628
Lap 11: 1’42″755
Lap 13: 1’38″117
Lap 15: 1’38″203

Verstappen, soft rubber:
Lap 2: 1’37”136
Lap 4: 1’36”898
Lap 5: 1’37”179
Lap 6: 1’36”827
Lap 7: 1’37”230
Lap 8: 1’37″2
Lap 9: Max’s mistake
Lap 10: 1’37″268
Lap 11: 1’37″169
Lap 13: 1’37″519

Hamilton, soft rubber:
Lap 5: 1’38”106
Lap 7: 1’38”400
Lap 8: 1’38”375
Lap 9: 1’38”493

Leclerc, soft rubber:
Lap 4: 1’37″650
Lap 8: 1’37″596
Lap 8: 1’37″596

Sainz, soft rubber:
Lap 5 : 1’37″869
Lap 8: 1’38″435
Lap 9: 1’38″637

Ferrari, with many rebounds: Leclerc, 4th and Sainz, 14th

In the leading group this Saturday is expected Ferrari and Mercedes. However, his first day was not as good as in Aston Martin. Leclerc finished in 4th position at 0.460, ahead of Haas of hulkenberg (5th), included take a walk 6th, painful hands, Gasly in 7th position and Hamilton in 8th. It seems clear that both Lewis and Charles have more, like a Carlos Sainz 14th in that Ferrari SF23. But the Italians left signs of still having a lot of homework to do. Their race pace was worse than Aston Martin’s and in Free Practice 2 they did not use the new rear wing which had already caused problems in testing. But the most worrying thing was the massive rebound seen in the red car, even at turn 9, something that caused Carlos to spin in Free Practice 1.

Ferrari had to work to correct that early misfortune, while Mercedes quietly completed the day, with Hamilton in 8th and Russell 13th. In this context, the big question is whether Alonso’s Aston Martin can really beat Ferrari and Mercedes in one lap. He has better race pace, but if Alonso ends up 7th in the standings behind the black and red cars, the podium could be complicated for the Spaniard.