The BahrainGP may not have been a thriller, but there were still plenty of interesting storylines from the opening race of the 2023 F1 season. Here are 10 things we learned over the weekend:
at the apex. Now seventh, Alonso settled in for the long haul and watched the Mercedes of George Russell ahead intently, making a note of the degradation that began to afflict the black car.
Sainz was next on Alonso’s hitlist, and although another Turn 4 overtake attempt ended in the most fleeting of contact between the two, the Oviedo native considered a reprisal of his move on Hamilton into Turn 10 – but Sainz was too aware of his compatriot’s intentions. But the Aston’s traction proved irresistible, and Alonso cemented his first podium since Qatar 2021 with a slam-dunk pass into the next corner.
To qualify eighth and then pass the likes of George Russell on the way to a sixth-place finish? Exemplary. Even taking Aston Martin’s devilishly quick car into context, that Stroll managed to hang on despite the pain in his wrists worsening in the final 20 laps showed the grit and determination that the Montreal-born driver has in his locker. Alonso labelled his team-mate “a f***ing hero”, and it’s hard to disagree with his assessment.
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