{"id":1326693,"date":"2023-03-06T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T13:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/?p=1326693"},"modified":"2023-03-06T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T13:49:11","slug":"aston-martins-absolutely-crucial-second-biggest-win-up-down-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/aston-martins-absolutely-crucial-second-biggest-win-up-down-in-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"The key Aston Martin F1 pitwall move that gets you to read this article \u2013 Up\/down in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It felt like an almost ‘guaranteed certainty’: massive fanfare for the return of the world\u2019s premier motor sport category, and it turns into an absolute ‘chef\u2019s kiss’ of a dud race \u2013 in an event which summoned the atmosphere of the early 2000s Ferrari and Michael Schumacher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like the Scuderia in 2000, its 2021 season saw a decent battle against the reigning constructor champions, which went its way. Similar to Ferrari’s 2001, 2022 looked a tad tricky at times for Red Bull, but it was ultimately unchallenged. Now a year on, Milton Keynes looks set to crush the opposition, mirroring the 2002 season which was misery for all but Scuderia fans.<\/p>\n

Red Bull’s previous challenger, Mercedes<\/a>, is already starting to imitate McLaren<\/a> \u2014 Ferrari’s rival of the era \u2014 in always emphasising the positives for next year, whilst being lacklustre in the here and now.<\/p>\n

Bahrain had all the misery of early 2000s Melbourne about it \u2013 plus the human rights issues. Here’s what was going up and down in the desert.<\/p>\n

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Goin’ Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pitwall poker face<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Alonso still on the lookout for perpetrator<\/p>\n

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Aston Martin<\/a> showed its ultimate poker face when dealing a disgruntled Fernando Alonso<\/a> on the radio.<\/p>\n

The Spanish inquisitor demanded throughout the race to know who had biffed him from behind early on was and if a penalty had been given \u2013 but the pitwall held fast and tight lipped due to the fact that Alonso had been punted by\u2026his paymaster\u2019s son Lance Stroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sailing those choppy waters was Aston\u2019s second-biggest win of the weekend.<\/p>\n

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— Ari (@plusariworld) March 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n