Encouraging debut of Fernando Alonso with Aston Martin, 29 thousandths behind Verstappen

's first day

at the wheel of the Aston Martin was tinged with green hope in Sakhir, where the Asturian finished second, only behind

, the absolute dominator of the session.

During his second relay of the afternoon, the two-time world champion stopped the clock in 1:32.866, only 0.029 behind the current world champion (1:32.837).

also rounded off a good debut in Bahrain, in third position, four tenths off the lead and ahead of

, his Ferrari teammate.

Alonso's speed, with a record including the third set, is evident in one fact: his record improves Aston Martin's best time by one second during the 2022 tests in Bahrain.

However, one must still be prudent to assess the real situation of the AMR23 on the grid, since the fuel load with which the two-time world champion achieved his time is unknown.

First day of testing in Bahrain

Classification and times

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |

1:32.837 |

157 laps

2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) |

1:32.866 |

60

3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) |

1:33.253 |

72

4.Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |

1:33.267 |

64

5. Lando Norris (McLaren) |

1:33.462 |

40

6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |

1:33.508 |

83

7. Alex Albon (Williams) |

1:33.671 |

74

8. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) |

1:33.273 |

67

9. George Russell (Mercedes) |

1:34.174 |

69

10. Logan Sargeant (Williams) |

1:34.324 |

75

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) |

1:34.424 |

51

12. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) |

1:34.558 |

71

13. Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) |

1:34.559 |

85

14. Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin) |

1:34.564 |

40

15. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) |

1:34.671 |

46

16.Pierre Gasly (Alpine) |

1:34.822 |

60

17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) |

1:34.871 |53

18. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) |

1:34.888 |

52

19. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) |

1:35.087 |

54

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