Double Spanish world champion Fernando Alonso made a superior surprise by finishing his first race third at the age of 41. aston martinIn Bahrain, he became the biggest entertainer of the Formula 1 World Cup. An ongoing competition in Jeddah this weekend Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Second of the year.
Hoping to win the World Cup for the third consecutive year, Dutchman Max Verstappen, at age 25, started his title defense right footed and led in Bahrain, just ahead of Red Bull’s new ‘double’, Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez. The Austrian are the team that should be beaten after finishing the best streak in history last year. mercedes: winner of the previous eight Builders World Championships.
Alonso, who also stunned in pre-season testing in Bahrain, finished fifth on the grid after setting the best time in practice on Friday, wrapping up an outstanding weekend as Aston Martin confirms a good moment; that you turned into him in the race podium number 99 in first grade. One year and three months after 1998. And third since 2014.
HE Asturian double world champion (2005 and 2006) caused a sensation at the start of the course with his seventh car last year, with 32 wins in F1, the first nearly two decades ago and the last nearly ten years ago. In his new AM23, he took third place from his compatriot Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) on the final stage of the race, which finished fourth at Sakhir two Sundays ago.
‘Scuderia’ team leader takes French office Frederic Vasseur -Italian-Swiss replacement Mattia Binotto-, but the ghost of last year flew over the Bahrain desert; and in third place, Monegasque Charles Leclerc had to retire due to a reliability issue. On Wednesday, the Maranello team announced that Leclerc, who was exhausted on a track where he “doubled” Ferrari last year, had replaced the control unit in his SF23 before the race; Therefore, the pilot from the principality of the Côte d’Azur, who had to repeat the operation, exceeded the limit of two substitutions and will be penalized with ten places on the grid. In the second of 23 World Cup races.
Saudi Arabian GP schedule
Friday, March 17
Free practice 1: 14.30 – 15.30
Free practice 2: 18.00 – 19.00
Saturday, March 18
Free practice 3: 14:30 – 15:30
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