Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) will have two Spanish representatives in its new campaign formula 1The 41-year-old Asturian, who is the oldest in the World Cup, will start his 20th season at the Bahrain International Circuit this weekend and the Madrid man will complete his ninth year on the ‘Gran Circo’. , third in ‘Scuderia’, still has a lot of potential.

After the failed ‘Plan’ at Alpine last year, the two-time champion has had some success. very exciting and competitive tests Build faith and belief in ‘Mission’ in Bahrain and with the victory number 33 aston martinA team that seems to have been revived with the Spaniard in command, while Sainz continues to work hard to be the key player in Ferrari’s reunion with the title.

With open mastery Red Bull Since the testing lineup began at Sakhir, Alonso has always been a close ‘hour’ to Max Verstappen, with very exciting racing simulation groups on the Persian Gulf circuit. The second day in Bahrain was the most productive for the Spaniard, finishing in third place (1:32,205), just half a second behind the reigning champion (1:31,650).

Both the Aston Martin and Alonso with an almost new car were the excitement of the tests. poke one’s head among aspiring theorists -Ferrari and Mercedes- there will be alternatives that will gain more than lose. And the thing is, while the preseason might be just a mirage, the AMR23 at least looks very good to be the fourth team on the grid and face off against Charles Leclerc, Sainz, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Alpine and McLaren.

Located halfway between Red Bull and Ferrari, the famous sidepods seem to provide the AMR23 with superior stability and consistency on the track than its theoretical rivals in the mid-range. and make it one agile and ‘easy’ car to tame, even avoiding the annoying ‘porkfish’ like Red Bull. And this has taken the grid by surprise as teams ‘surrendered’ to the English team’s proposal.

F1 Bahrain GP schedules

Friday

12.30 Free 1.

16.00 Free 2.

Saturday

12.30 Free 3.

16.00 Elimination.

Sunday

16.00 Race.