Alonso, after the podium in Bahrain: “What Aston Martin did was not true”

Fernando Alonso he is no longer here. He still couldn’t believe it. A few months ago he stepped into the Aston Martin factory for the first time, and now, in the first race of the season, he found himself in his hands with the second best car on the entire grid, which he took advantage of to win on his first podium with Aston Martin. in a race that was complicated from the start when he dropped to seventh position due to a difficult start and a touch of take a walk. Alonso was very happy, savoring the moment when he got out of his car, but he did so showing the spirit of the team, highlighting the huge step forward made by the green company, which disappeared from the finish. 7th in the Constructors’ World Championshipto have the second best single-seater Bahrain.

For all this, inside his cockpit, when he crossed the finish line, he did the first thing Fernando Alonso It is to thank the work of his team for the car that they managed to deliver. “What you did… What you’ve done! I’m so proud of you”, said. And when he got out of his car, after the interviewer entered Bahrainformer driver and 2016 champion Nico Rosberg will highlight his “incredible start to the season”, Lance Strolling He came to him for a hug and Alonso wanted to have a few words for his partner.

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“First of all, congratulations to Lance, my partner, who had surgery days ago and now he was fighting with everyone,” he commented on a Stroll who after undergoing surgery before the pre-season tests because he had an accident on the bike, he 61st in Bahrain by beating Russell’s Mercedes in a head-to-head battle.

“It’s incredible for the team. It’s been a great weekend, and to finish on the podium in the first race of the year is incredible. What Aston Martin has done this winter, the second best car in the first career… it’s not true”, he added, again emphasizing the work of a group that improved its car compared to Bahrain GP from a year ago, as seen in qualifying, with an improvement of 2.4 seconds compared to 2022 while the majority improved by one second.

The Spanish did not have it easy. A bad first lap dropped him to 7th position. have to go to Bottas, Russell, Hamilton and Sainz to achieve the podium. Those battles with Mercedes seemed to keep him from a podium he deserved due to pure speed, faster throughout the race than the Ferraris and the stars. But finally, just when the podium seemed to have escaped, a problem with Leclerc’s car opened the doors of the third drawer.

“Obviously I wanted to start in front and use my speed, but we didn’t start in the best way. We had to overtake on the track, in a more exciting way and with more adrenaline. People had fun and so are we. And now we are going to Jeddah.”he commented, already thinking about the next race, where the question is to see if his car can continue to be second best on the grid because it’s a completely different track.

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“You have more time to improve the car in the wind tunnel,” Nico Rosberg reminded him, because Aston Martin, which finished 7th in the last World Cup, had more time in the wind tunnel and simulation allowed of regulation to evolve the car . “I hope so! (laughs) But next year we won’t have much…”, he recalled, making it clear that his team’s last place in the Constructors this year should be better.

THE DREAM COME TRUE (DAZN F1)

“It’s a dream come true. We said yesterday, that eight months ago I didn’t think we would fight with Ferrari and Mercedes and we would fight for the podium in the first race. I think I would say that we will not make any podium in 2023 and Hopefully in 2024, but the truth is that everything has progressed. Now we are the second fastest car on the track after Red Bull and I think it’s a surprise for the whole team. So we have to take advantage of it, enjoy the moment and see in Jeddah, in a circuit with other characteristics, if we can also perform”

COMING OF EV OLUTIONS (DAZN F1)

“The project is new. Both Red Bull and Ferrari have kept the little concept they had last year of developing the car and all they are doing now is perfecting it in small details and for us it is an absolute new car and we are going to find many benefits in the coming months. So nothing, very happy and I don’t know what else I can tell you (laughs)”.

STROLL RELATIONSHIP (DAZN F1)

“We talked a lot these days. During the exam, we talked during the lunch break, also at night. We were always updated. We did countless hours in the simulator. Also Stoffel (Vandoorne), Drugovich and always trying to group the ideas of the mess that the car will need, because it’s all virtual until we put it on the track. And of course, seeing now that the project is running smoothly, shows the good work of the team, the atmosphere that exists in Aston Martin and everyone has a bit of energy, because when I see the mechanics and engineers in the factory they look like motorcycles.