Max Verstappen won the first race of the 2023 season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Sergio Perez finishing second. The Red Bull duo was accompanied to the podium by Fernando Alonso, who thus began the new stage of his career with Aston Martin with third place. Let’s see how the three rated themselves after nodding!
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1st
“The first stage was very, very good. From then on, you had to pay attention to the tyres, because you never know what’s going to happen in the race, so I needed the right tyres. I’m very happy to finally win here in Bahrain. There were no major problems over the weekend.” The weekend, just a fine tuning had to be done, and there were problems that could easily be addressed.Saudi Arabia will be very different, the track is very different.We have a good racing package, we are in the fight, I owe the team a big thank you.They gave us a fast car again! “
Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 2nd place
“It was a great start, especially when you look back on how last year started. We came back well as a team, we worked hard in the winter. It’s good to see the guys enjoying their first race. We have a strong group, so it was important for both cars to get to the finish line. Today he started the battle (for the win), but I cut back the losses. Now second place was the limit. This year is still a long one, and I think I’ve come close to every training session. I feel confident in the car, our group is strong, I’ll do my best.”
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 3rd place
“First of all I want to congratulate my team-mate Lance (Stroll). He had surgery a few days ago and now he’s here fighting with us. It was a great weekend for the team. It’s amazing that we started the year with a podium finish. Aston has done it. Martin did an amazing job over the winter, we got the second best car in the first race. I wanted to start in front of the Ferrari and take advantage of the pace, but the start wasn’t the best. You had to go over the track, which was more exciting, and people enjoyed it more. We had fun have it too.”
