Fernando Alonso, almost 42 years old on his identity card, has returned to betting on himself, trusting theAston Martin who returned the favor by finally putting in the hands of the Asturian a single-seater capable of accompanying him in his battles, no longer against windmills, but against Ferrari, Mercedes. In short, the top of the class.
What Fernando's podium tells us
Il podium by Fernando Alonso, in Bahrain, tells us about a driver, no longer very young but with talent and hunger to teach even those who have more world championships than him in his palmares. He tells us about an Aston Martin second only to Red Bull – at least in Bahrain. And this is also confirmed by the splendid placement of Lance stroll, in P6, without even a day of testing behind him, but above all, still aching from the wrist operation not even two weeks ago. The performance of the "son of the boss" is also praised by Fernando himself, interviewed by Nico Rosberg, at the end of the race.
"First, congratulations to Lance, my teammate. He had surgery 12 days ago and was there fighting with all of us. It's been fantastic for the team, it's been a great weekend for us, and finishing on the podium at the first race of the year is extraordinary.. The work during the winter break has been incredible. We have the second best car in the first weekend.”

The right choice
At the moment, Fernando's choice seems to pay off. Looking in the pits of the former, Fernando can only smile. He beat them all: Alpine, Ferrari, McLaren. Alpine didn't even finish the race with Ocon, while Gasly had to struggle to get to the top 10. Had he stayed with the French team, Fernando probably would have missed the last train of his career forever. And hanging up his helmet at the end of 2023. Of course, it's still early to know if Aston will remain at the top, at least in the mid-group. But the prospects are much brighter than those hoped for at the beginning of the year. Aston has considerable resources, and he is only now starting to take his first steps.
Today the podium, tomorrow the victory
Fernando Alonso had to fight on track to get that podium. But the goal is to be able to get to victory. They can get there, maybe in the next few years or maybe even during a crazy race. In fact, the important thing is also to be found up front when an opponent has a problem. Leclerc's problem, forced to retire, paved the way for Fernando who, after wonderful battles, conquered third place and never let go.
“I would have liked to start in front of them and take advantage of the pace. The start wasn't the best today, and we had to overtake on the track. It was a little more exciting, more adrenalinic. People had fun, we had fun.”
We'll see how the season goes for Fernando, Lance and Aston Martin, who are already thinking about the advantages that could be obtained with better positioning at the end of the season.
“We hope to have more hours in the wind tunnel at the end of the year for next season!”
