Fernando Alonso: "What Aston Martin has achieved is unreal"

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Just a moment before showing his euphoria before the microphones,

received a handshake and a hug from

.

The Canadian, sixth at the finish line, used the last reserve of his dwindling strength to congratulate the two-time world champion, a great protagonist in Sakhir.

"First of all, congratulations to Lance, who underwent surgery on his wrists 12 days ago," started the Spaniard, referring to his teammate at Aston Martin.

"It's been a great weekend. After so much work during the winter, finishing on the podium in the first race is something incredible for the team," said Alonso.

In fact, since its return to F1 in 2021, the British team had only been on the podium at the Azerbaijan GP in 2021.

"Being the second best car here is something unreal", analyzed the Oviedo, who only gave in to the irresistible push of the Red Bull, but with a higher race pace than Mercedes and Ferrari.

And that in the first lap, after a contact with Stroll, Alonso had lost the position before

and

, falling to seventh place.

"Logically, I would have liked to start in front to set my pace. We didn't start in the best way, we should have overtaken on the track, but that has given our race excitement and adrenaline," Alonso added into Nico Rosberg's

.

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