F1 Bahrain GP: Fernando Alonso quickest from Max Verstappen as Aston Martin hype builds in second practice
Aston Martin have been billed as the surprise package heading in🐲to F1 2023 and the Silverstone-based outfit have carried over their strong pre-season form into the first race weekend&nbs𓄧p;with Alonso topping the FP2 timesheets.
During a fascinating session held in conditions representative of qualifying and 🐠the race, Alonso was 0.169s quicker than double world champion Verstappen, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez 0.171s back in♋ third place.
Ferrari’s Charles🏅 Leclerc was a couple of tenths further back in fourth, ahead of H𝓀aas driver Nico Hulkenberg.
Aston Martin’s💧 Lance Stroll was seen struggling to hold his wheel as he navigated Turn 1 at one stage as he continues to recover fಌrom a broken wrist he sustained in a cycling accident which ruled him out of pre-season testing.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was only eighth-fastest - behind Alpine’s Esteban Ocon - wit🔯h Mercedes lagging over six-tenths adrift of Alonso’s benchmark.
Lando Norris and Zhou Guanyu completed the remainder of a tightly-contested top-10🔯 order for McLaren and Alfa Romeo respectively.
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