With Formula 1 testing in Bahrain over, all eyes will be on the first race of the season which will also take place this weekend on the side of the small island state in the Persian Gulf. Even if Ferrari, Red Bull and other Mercedes were the main attractions of these first laps, another team attracted a lot of attention: Aston Martin.
After winter tests rich in data and information, many believe that the green stable is one of the teams to follow this year. We can only agree with them when we see the progress of the team since the end of the 2022 season and the pace displayed by the two single-seaters on the circuit. What even scare Kevin Magnussen (Haas). “Aston Martin have been very impressive these three days of testing. I think they may have taken a big step“, he explained.
“A big step” is indeed the phrase that often comes up when describing the progress of Aston Martin. Behind Williams who still has his huge hole to fill at the back of the peloton, these are indeed the Greens who have made the most progress in terms of time saved compared to the 2022 trials.
On the side of the main team of Red Bull Christian Horner, we are not surprised by this improvement. “I think they took a big step. It looks like their concept got them on the right track and they don’t seem to get very far. Fernando Alonso in particular looks very competitive“.
