Aston Martin surprised everyone with a very competitive car that after two races has placed it as the second fastest car, although far from the Red Bull. Despite the fact that the fans, excited by the speed of the green car, placed Fernando Alonso At the top of the World Cup, the Asturian has always been cautious… until now.
The Spaniard has chained two third places in the first two races of the season held in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. However, he always kept his feet on the ground and never wanted to talk about victory or the championship, but he did want to score good points.
Now, in Australia the discourse has changed. Without abandoning the argument that in the race you have to score points with both cars, Alonso took out the word “championship“for the first time this season.
“With Checo out, logically we thought about the championship. Scoring points tomorrow, or more than him, would bring us closer to the championship, so it’s been a good day”, commented the ’14’ after finishing qualifying.
Despite recognizing Verstappen’s superiority, the Spaniard acknowledged that this was the best of the three classifications “in terms of benefits” and he was happy with the result, even though the Mercedes have appeared, since Sergio Pérez will have to start last after an error in Q1.
Although the difference with Red Bull is still wide, the championship appeared for the first time for Fernando Alonso. And, together with the best classification “in terms of benefits”, they make one dream that the World Cup is closer than one might initially think.