Spanish pilot Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) was on the podium This Sunday, after finishing third in a round at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first race of the 2023 Formula One World Cup, he Red Bull confirms superioritywith the Dutch maximum verstappen like first winner of the year Mexican Sergio Pérez finished second and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) fourth.
In his first race with Aston Martin, the Spaniard exceeded expectations and confirmed it. he has a car that can fight in the championship this year. Thus, he is conquering his first podium since the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, the 99th number of his sports career.
Verstappen, the current world champion, took another win in the middle rank. overwhelming dominance of cars of the energetic brand, ‘Checo’ Pérez finishes in second place. Meanwhile, Sainz, who left his place on the podium with ten laps left to the Spaniard, placed fourth, while his teammate Monegasque Charles Leclerc could not finish the race due to a malfunction in his car.
As the sunset fell on the Sakhir track, the traffic lights went out and Verstappen managed to defend his ‘post’ Saturday Meanwhile, Leclerc won the match against ‘Checo’ Pérez for second place and Sainz retained fourth place. Alonso, on the other hand, endured the push of two Mercedes in the first two corners – where he was hit from behind by teammate Lance Stroll – who soon overtook him and knocked him down to seventh place.
It only took two laps of “Mad Max” to get Monegasque two seconds ahead., lap 8 at four-thirty, as the positions stabilized and Leclerc kept Pérez at bay with a DRS shot. The wear of the white tire has also started to become evident.
From Turn 12, the hornet’s nest began to move and the stops began to follow each other. After a very fast pit stop, Red Bull chose to put in another set of soft tires to try to finish the race on hard ground.
in pursuit, Alonso beats George Russell and the other car of the ‘silver arrows’ was fifth as Lewis Hamilton stopped and the first of the cars in the potholes was pulled by Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren) due to a mechanical problem. “We are happy with your management with the tyres,” said the Spanish driver from the Aston Martin garage. In its place, Ferrari and Mercedes start paying for impairment. On lap 28, Leclerc succumbed to “Checo” Pérez’s attack, and only one lap later it was Hamilton who entered the pits to protect himself from Alonso’s “bottom kick”. However, after several good positional defenses, the seven-time champion succumbed to the two-time champion’s attack in the 38th round.
Just a little later, on lap 41, everything blew up when the car in front exploded. Charles Leclerc stood still It’s in the middle of the track due to lack of power, causing the virtual safety car to appear. Sainz momentarily rose to the podium positions, but Alonso had already had the knife in his teeth.
Distortion played for ‘Scuderia’ once again and the Spaniard did not miss the opportunity with only ten laps left. After a few turns of battle, Alonso finished thirdand Sainz was at the mercy of the hungry Hamilton, who eventually failed to pass him.
Unbeatable Verstappen spotted the checkered flag to become the first leader of the World Cup, where he aspires to defend his scepter. Pérez and Alonso rounded out the podium while Sainz and Hamilton were in the “Top 5”.
Source: Informacion
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