Fernando Alonso

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Fernando Alonso savours 'perfect start' with Aston Martin after ... (Chard & Ilminster News)

The 41-year-old Spaniard feels his third-place finish at the season-opener would have been “unthinkable” eight months ago.

“Let’s go,” screamed Alonso in delight. Hamilton survived, but only for two laps before Alonso threw his Aston Martin down Hamilton’s inside with a supreme move at Turn 10 – a sharp left-hander. “Even a podium was not on the radar.

Bahrain Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso surprised by 'perfect start' for ... (Sky Sports)

Fernando Alonso revelled in an unexpectedly bright start to his time with Aston Martin after securing third place in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

"It's a terrible time to crash on a bicycle and doctors were telling me maybe Australia, maybe Baku. The aim in 2023 was to be in the mix in the midfield, maybe leading the midfield and getting close to the top three teams eventually. "It's been an insane journey," Stroll told Sky Sports. I've got full trust in our team, they know what to do, so hopefully we can improve." This is just a starting point, not the finished car. "It's the perfect start for this project," Alonso said.

Alonso says Bahrain podium 'a perfect start' to Aston Martin project ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin walked away from the 2023 season opener with a spectacular podium finish after the team converted the hype around their ...

you will get a step back and you will get back to reality. “I didn’t want to have any mistake or any contact because obviously when you are P12 you lose nothing but today we were fighting for big things. “I obviously enjoyed it, because I ended up in front, that’s always the same thing in any battle. I think in Bahrain we were strong in things that maybe we don’t find in Jeddah and Australia. [qualifying](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-beats-perez-to-pole-for-2023-opener-in-bahrain-gp-qualifying.7uUD1G7MdhjrS7FTxz2P2.html), behind only the Red Bull and Ferrari machines, Alonso used his typically tenacious race craft and benefitted from Charles Leclerc’s retirement to rise to the top three during Sunday night’s encounter. This is a little bit of a surprise, but we are extremely proud, happy with the job done at Silverstone in the factory.

Fernando Alonso support "life-changing" for F3 winner Bortoleto ... (formulascout.com)

Formula 3's newest winners Gabriel Bortoleto and Pepe Marti have highlighted the value of having Fernando Alonso by their side.

It’s a great opportunity for me to grow as a driver.” It’s a great opportunity for me to learn. It’s just a great opportunity for me to be able to have that knowledge at hand.

Fernando Alonso jokes he 'didn't like' Lewis Hamilton's 'surprise' in ... (PlanetF1)

Fernando Alonso had a great time racing the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in Bahrain, after all "I ended up in front".

And yeah, I was happy.” And I think I passed Lewis into Turn 10 and Carlos into Turn 11. That’s always the same thing in any battle,” he added. But, yeah, we need to see that because obviously, we will love to pass just on the main straight like everyone does.” “It was great, a lot of respect between us,” Alonso told Sky Sports. “And then with Carlos, it was close into Turn 10 again, he closed the door, and then I have a better exit into Turn 11.

Fernando Alonso hated Lewis Hamilton "surprise" during Bahrain ... (Irish Mirror)

Alonso was in a jovial mood after returning to the Formula 1 podium at the age of 41 in Bahrain, and doing so after an eye-catching battle on track with ...

"I think I passed Lewis into Turn 10 and Carlos into Turn 11. But, yeah, we need to see that because obviously, we will love to pass just on the main straight like everyone does." "He got me in Turn Four, I was in front of him but he managed to pass me there." The overtaking spots were strange, but Alonso explained that he had to pick different places to make a move as his car was lacking in straight line speed. [Aston Martin](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/aston-martin-f1) lived up to the pre-season hype in the first race of 2023, upsetting the balance of power that has become established at the top of [Formula 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/). So when Alonso engaged in a dogfight with his old rival Hamilton, the Spaniard had the upper hand.

Fernando Alonso shares what he thinks of team-mate Lance Stroll ... (Daily Express)

Aston Martin were the surprise package as the team secured a podium in Bahrain.

To have Lance in the car missing 250 laps of testing that everyone else had and to deliver the performance he did with a broken toe and a couple of banged-up wrists is impressive.” However, it appears all tension between the pair was forgotten as Alonso praised the Canadian for his performance after coming back from injury. Aston Martin didn’t reveal the information, with Alonso getting his first look at the culprit in the cooldown room.