Start of Bahrain F1 GP: Stroll touches Alonso on the first lap

There was a lot of nerves and tension at the front of the grid at the start of the first Grand Prix of the season, the F1 Bahrain GP 2023. Verstappen I started first, from pole position, before perez (2nd), leclerc (3rd), Sainz (4th) and an ambitious Alonso who started 5th ahead of the two Mercedes. It is key that Carlos has been fine for his theoretically superior status. Also that Fernando Alonso made a good start to not lose seconds against Mercedes and take advantage of his great breakdown in race pace to go on the podium. But it is a lime and another sand. Sainz retained the fourth position, while Alonso lost first place with the hamiltonand then there is Russell after a blow from his own companion, Lance Strolling.

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on the head, Verstappen It went well but Leclerc took advantage of his new soft rubber to go all out. Monegasque was placed parallel to A Czech next to Sainzwith the Carlos within. perez he worried the Spaniard more and closed the line for him, which Charles took advantage of to spin around the outside before braking into turn 1. Sainz stayed in that room, taking advantage of that fact Fernando Alonso he has a fight again. Asturian was surpassed by hamilton on one of the brakes, and later, in turn 4, Lance Strolling he entered from his house, with much hope, from within. He clearly over-braked and touched Alonso’s right rear tire.

That touch caused Fernando to whip out of his car at full force, as he prepared to attack Lewis on the exit of the curve. Russell took advantage of that to pass him. So Alonso lost the two spots he won against Mercedes in qualifyingand from looking at the podium, to fighting for 7th place.

“They hit me on turn 4. They can’t do that,” Alonso exclaimed on the radio, possibly unaware that his partner touched him.

There is still a long race left and his long run pace should allow him to continue dreaming of the podium, but it will be difficult for him as Mercedes are also very fast. On lap 6, Alonso was in 7th, 10″ from the head and 6″ from the third place on the podium, not letting himself lose any more time to not lose the box.