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After the desert start to the 2023 season, Formula 1 fans can only hope it doesn’t continue in the same style as on Sunday. Red Bull-Honda almost celebrated a double victory with the handbrake: Verstappen clearly ahead of Pérez.
The man of the race finished 40 seconds behind and was celebrated as a winner: veteran Fernando Alonso (41) confirmed his incredible form with the equally strong Aston Martin-Mercedes. With the 99th podium of his career!
“For the first time in almost ten years I really had fun,” said the Spaniard, who won the tough, twisty Iberian duel against Carlos Sainz (28) in the Ferrari in the 45th of 57 laps. And moved up to third place. Sainz was 50 seconds behind at the finish.
It was the second blow for the Reds under new boss Vasseur. Six laps earlier, third-place vice world champion Charles Leclerc had been snatched from the land of dreams and hopes with an engine failure.
The series of bankruptcies, bad luck and breakdowns of 2022 apparently continues. In addition, they only took four wins from 12 pole positions (Leclerc 3, Sainz 1). And again this year the Bulls are keen on pole positions!
The former series winner Mercedes was also hit. Hamilton couldn’t even hold himself back with fifth place. The Briton with 103 wins (last for 25 races) couldn’t get past Sainz.
And Mercedes team-mate Russell (7th) battled unsuccessfully against the other hero of the first race: Lance Stroll (24). The mechanics had to put the Canadian (hands and feet injured after a cycling accident) in the car and then lift it out again. Alonso, who was also radioed about Stroll during the race: “It’s incredible what my partner showed with this pain. Almost a miracle!”
Well, in the first thunderstorm, the two green monster cars even collided a bit! The FIA decided after a few minutes: racing accident.
Ferrari now knows where a second wind will blow in the future – from Aston Martin. And in Italy, after 15 years without a title, the media is sharpening its knives again. If pace and reliability are lacking, the Bulls have no problem continuing to beat Ferrari.
Two teams had a nightmare here: McLaren-Mercedes and Haas-Ferrari. Newcomer Piastri (McLaren) even changed hands twice and caused the first retirement of the race after 13 laps.
The laughter was provided by Ocon, who eventually gave up in exasperation in the Alpine pits. First he was given five seconds for crossing his grid. Then there was ten seconds for not serving the penalty properly. He later sped back onto the track too quickly and was knocked out for another 15 seconds!
You can find the standings of the World Championship drivers here!
You can find the World Cup standings for the teams here!
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
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