The Alpine snub pulled off by Fernando Alonso has, in fact, worked in his favor, unlike some other not-so-successful choices he has made throughout his 22-year-long career. While the world hoped that the one double world champion would beat another double world champion Max Verstappen in the ‘race’ to the pole, Alonso putting himself ahead of Mercedes is not a small feat either. He has not only marked his dominant position in the midfield, he even left the two Mercedes driven by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell behind.
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Being stuck behind the ‘anti-hero’ Alonso is one of the biggest nightmares of drivers, as the word defense is synonymous with the Spaniard. However, with the masterclass the Aston Martin has pulled with developing an absolute beast in one year’s time, the Matador will now attack to secure podiums and wins. Separated from the pole man by a few tenths of a second, the man is out for blood and the world cannot feel more balanced for the fans of the man who have been waiting to see him back at the top again.
What a performance from this guy. 💚 #BahrainGP
The biggest surprise that was presented to the onlookers was Fernando Alonso driving a car for the team that finished seventh last year, beating the 8x champion team Mercedes.
Fans are overjoyed seeing Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin make a gigantic leap
The man who made his debut with Minardi more than two decades ago and won championship titles, beating the mighty Michael Schumacher, has been after his third for the past 17 years. A ray of hope in his new team’s progress has given the Nando fans a ray of hope. Have a look at what the Twitter world has to say about this.
El plan 🔥😉🍾🍾🚀🎉
Your team performance has also been very good, improving the car by 2.4 seconds in one year, on the same circuit, is incredible. Well done team 👏🏼👏🏼
Couldn’t be prouder 🥰 Thank you @AstonMartinF1 for giving Fernando a car he can fight with 💪💪💚💚
Congratulations to the whole team. Keep up the energy, I'm sure we will live memorable, even historic times, if we keep this momentum. 💚
Thank you team. Because of you, Fernando finally got a real car he deserves. If we can carry this hype to tomorrow, we can score double points. This is the best we can hope for. Fernando has made an excellent career choice finally. 👏
A podium tomorrow! And at least one win this season, prob (hoping) more.
In the top five, where he belongs. He's who I'll have my eyes on at the start...
Without a doubt its going to be a VERY good year for your team. Great to see more teams in the mix rather than just 2.
a great way to kick off his time in green!!!
For all he did with Ferrari, I’ll always like this guy. Legend who deserves what the AM engineers have given him!
We are so proud, keep pushing guys!! Great things are coming!!!!💚
Could have been better but still pretty good performance. If the car is where it was at practices in terms of race pace, the potential is a fight for the podium
What are your takeaways from the qualifying session today? Do you think Aston Martin has delivered a car to race-winning or even a podium-gaining car to Fernando Alonso? With him already ahead of Mercedes in the first step of the 2023 season, can he pull off an upset?