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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Double victory for Red Bull in the opening race of F1 in Bahrain, the resignation of Leclerc and the podium of Alonso

Double victory for Red Bull in the opening race of F1 in Bahrain, the resignation of Leclerc and the podium of Alonso

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Max Verstappen started the 2023 season with a dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, which he started from the best starting position. The success of the Red Bull team was completed by the Mexican Sergio Perez with a second place, while the Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso, made it to the podium in the 45th round, in his first race with the team. For the two-time world champion, this is the first podium since the 2021 Qatar GP. Ferrari, on the other hand, started the season in the exact opposite way to last year, as Monaco's Charles Leclerc retired from third place after his Ferrari ran out of power, Carlos Sainz, who until On the 45th lap, he drove in third place, but at the end he was fourth. The Spaniard was a tough nut to crack for Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes, who ended up fifth. Canadian Lance Stroll was sixth ahead of George Russell, Va
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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Russell is aiming for the podium in Bahrain

Russell is aiming for the podium in Bahrain

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Russell has set his sights on challenging for the podium at the season opener in Bahrain after his Mercedes team recovered from a "shock" in Friday practice to finish sixth on the grid. The Briton was half a second behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who took first place, Sergio Perez second, and Lewis Hamilton's second Mercedes was seventh. "We expected to be here somewhere, but after Friday we weren't in the best shape, so credit goes to the engineers who worked overnight and the people in the factory for finding a lot more speed," Russell said. "Our car has a good rhythm over long sets of laps. If we can keep the tire wear advantage over Ferrari and Aston Martin, then we can target n
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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Alonso: Eight months ago, something like this was unthinkable

Alonso: Eight months ago, something like this was unthinkable

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Fernando Alonso said that the performance of the Aston Martin team at the qualifying in Bahrain was incredible, and that eight months ago, no one could have even imagined something like this. The Spaniard, who will take part in the first race with the Aston Martin team today, finished qualifying in fifth place, while his teammate Lance Stroll, who broke both wrists 12 days before, finished eighth. "It's just an incredible achievement and an incredible car that we have now," said an excited Alonso. "This is just the beginning of this project, so we have a good basis to develop in the next weeks and races. To start the first race from fifth place is incredible. We are enjoying every moment, every training session. It seems almost too good to be true, but the qualifications are behind us and we are still among the best
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Mar42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Leclerc ended qualifying early to save tires for the race

Leclerc ended qualifying early to save tires for the race

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Charles Leclerc was very close to the best starting position in Bahrain, but the Ferrari driver tactically opted not to make another attempt, saving a set of tires for the race. As a result, the Monaco native slipped from second place to third when he was overtaken by the other Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, and although it seemed that there was some kind of failure of the car, Ferrari announced that it was a tactical move. "We have to be realistic," Leclerc said after qualifying, Red Bull and Aston Martin are obviously going to be very fast in the race, so I think we did the right thing when we were prepared to lose one or two starting places but start the race on new tyres. I'm sure we made the right decision, but if that's true, we'll see tomorrow." The Monaco native said that the team from Mar
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Mar42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Alonso the fastest also in the last training session before qualifying

Alonso the fastest also in the last training session before qualifying

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The Spaniard Fernando Alonso was also the fastest in the third and thus the last practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Aston Martin driver was 1 seconds faster than the current world champion, Max Verstappen, and 32.340 seconds faster than the second Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, with a time of 0.005:0.106. Lewis Hamilton was fourth with a time 0.215 seconds worse. The fifth time belonged to the Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly finished the training in the top ten.
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Mar32023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Fernando Alonso the fastest in Friday practice in Bahrain

Fernando Alonso the fastest in Friday practice in Bahrain

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Spaniard Fernando Alonso was the fastest driver in Friday's free practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Mexican Sergio Perez set the fastest time in the first practice, but Alonso with Aston Martin was placed just behind him and ahead of Perez's teammate Max Verstappen. The two-time world champion set the fastest time of today's practice in the afternoon practice, while the Red Bull racers, Verstappen and Perez, finished a tenth and a half seconds behind him. Charles Leclerc was the fourth fastest driver in the second practice ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, who returned to the regular drivers. Sixth was Canadian Lance Stroll, who has not fully recovered from the injury to both wrists before the winter testing. Stroll was half a second slower than his teammate
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Mar22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
F1 2023: Bahrain GP Schedule

F1 2023: Bahrain GP Schedule

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Bahrain Grand Prix schedule Friday, 3.3.2023/12.30/13.30 1:16.00 – 17.00:2 p.m. 4.3.2023st free practice 12.30:13.30 p.m. – 3:16.00 p.m. 17.00nd free practice Saturday, 5.3.2023/16.00/18.00 57:XNUMX – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. XNUMXrd free practice XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. Qualifications Sunday, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. Race XNUMX circles
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Feb242023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Stroll broke both wrists in the accident

Stroll broke both wrists in the accident

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Lance Strol suffered a crash during training with his bike before the start of F1's winter testing in Bahrain, in which he suffered fractures to both wrists. The driver of the Aston Martin team is said to have already undergone an operation on one of his broken wrists in Barcelona, ​​and he was operated on by Dr. Xavier Mir, the surgeon who also operated on MotoGP star Marc Marquez after breaking his right arm in Jerez 2020. The team is very tight-lipped about Lanca Stroll's condition, so it is not entirely clear whether the rider will be ready for the first race of the season, or he will be replaced there by one of the reserve racers. Stroll is being replaced by Felipe Drugovich at the tests, and Stoffel Vandoorne is in a hurry in Cape Town, so it is unlikely that the latter would jump into the race, where he would meet his former teammate again as a teammate
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