Dutch maximum verstappen and your team Red Bull restarts as favorites to win championships of the 2023 Formula 1 World Cup, which is a year Fernando Alonso took back the illusion He hopes to be at the level of Mercedes and Ferrari, where there should be options to break the monopoly of the Austrian team. Carlos Sainz ready to step.
The World Cup, which started this Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, looks set to continue as it did last year. A very authoritative ‘Mad Max’ on paper. The two-time world champion dominated the first day of official pre-season testing at Sakhir with his RB23, while on the second and final day of testing, he came very close to a surprising Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo).
Verstappen is willing to turn the ‘Great Circus’ into his ‘garden’ for another year, without offering the rest of the options from the very beginning. It was shown once again this Saturday after the qualifiers. ‘Mad Max’ takes first pole of the season. As for Spanish Fernando Alonso cannot be stopped and entered the “top five” with his Aston Martin. The Spaniard gets behind the wheel of his new car. The goal of achieving the 33rd victory during the race this Sunday. On the other hand, Carlos Sainz will start the race from the second starting line along with his Ferrari teammate Leclerc.
Bahrain GP schedule
Sunday, March 5
Race: 16:00 (57 laps)