Despite a strong looking pre-season test in Bahrain, Fernando Alonso will only believe the hype surrounding Aston Martin if they deliver on track on race weekends.
Felipe Drugovich remains on standby to make his Formula 1 race debut in Bahrain after enjoying his time behind the wheel of Aston Martin’s AMR23 during pre-season testing.
“I feel comfortable that the car does what I say and not the other way around” - Nico Hülkenberg
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Both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen reveal their thoughts about Haas’ performance during pre-season testing in Bahrain.
“Good progress from last year so now we need to see where we stack-up” – Guenther Steiner
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Guenther Steiner says Haas came to the Bahrain test well prepared and believes they will be part of the midfield battle in 2023.
McLaren endured one of their more challenging weekends of the season so far, with René Rast having finished fourth in Cape Town whilst Jake Hughes claimed tenth.
René Rast recovered from a three-place grid penalty to claim fourth in Cape Town, following an excellent performance in South Africa.
DS Penske rose to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship after a second consecutive podium for Jean-Éric Vergne at the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix.
Jean-Éric Vergne claimed a second consecutive podium, after an excellent display at the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix.
Porsche lead the Constructors’ Championship by forty-two points, after António Félix da Costa stormed to victory in Cape Town.
Alfa Romeo Technical Director Jan Monchaux was pleased with the result of the team’s testing in Bahrain, achieving solid reliability and mileage across the three days.
Valtteri Bottas “satisfied” with running at Bahrain testing, noting improvements in car since last year
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas said that “the car felt good” after completing both his programmes at pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was pleased to take the fastest lap on Friday, and is feeling comfortable with C43 after extensive mileage.
Alexander Albon: “We’re definitely in a better place in comparison to this time last year”
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Alexander Albon believes Williams are in a better place going into the 2023 season than they were twelve months ago and hopes to see the team challenge for points more often.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell shared their thoughts following Bahrain testing.
Logan Sargeant feels confident in Williams’ pace and performance after completing his first pre-season testing programme with the team in Bahrain.
Alpine’s Otmar Szafnauer: “We’re all feeling ready for the racing to begin next weekend"
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Otmar Szafnauer says Alpine are in a good place after pre-season testing in Bahrain and has high hopes of a strong start to the 2023 season.
Esteban Ocon: “It’s been good to properly kick off the new season and put the A523 to the test”
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Esteban Ocon believes Alpine can start the season strongly in Bahrain despite the team not showing it’s ultimate pace during testing.
