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“Happy You’re Not In Alpine”: Lance Stroll Digs Fun At Fernando Alonso’s Last Team Alpine After Bahrain GP Excellence

Tanish Chachra
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"Happy You're Not In Alpine": Lance Stroll Digs Fun At Fernando Alonso's Last Team Alpine After Bahrain GP Excellence

During the Bahrain Grand Prix race, Fernando Alonso showed what the AMR23 is capable of. Before the preseason testing, nobody could have predicted that the Silverstone-based team could have cut into the top crop of Formula 1 standings.

In Alonso’s case, it seemed like a risky move as his former team Alpine was on the right trajectory by leading the midfield last season. On the other hand, Aston Martin last year struggled in scoring points and reaching their objectives.

However, after the first two weeks of F1’s action, it’s apparent that the gamble taken by the Spaniard was right. They are well within the area of being called the dark horses this year.

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Lance Stroll mocks Alpine

After Alonso gave an impactful start to the season to Aston Martin, Lance Stroll made fun of Alpine with a cheeky comment. He reckoned to Alonso that the two-time world champion is happy that he’s not at Alpine anymore.

“Yes, man! You’re happy, no? You’re happy you’re not in Alpine, haha. Happy that you’re in the green car now!” said Stroll while interrupting Alonso’s post-race interview.

Although, it’s not like Alonso foresaw Aston Martin’s dramatic rise in 2023. On the contrary, he admits he’s surprised, and his team has surpassed his expectations. He also confessed that he wouldn’t have believed Aston Martin would be breaking into podiums regularly if someone had suggested it half a year ago.

Fernando Alonso outpaces Mercedes and Ferrari

Alonso was sandwiched between Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. Starting from P5, he eventually battled with Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz for the podium. Charles Leclerc wasn’t a problem, as he retired early in the trace.

First, he overpowered Hamilton after a terrific battle between the two. Then, his compatriot Sainz had to submit his position to him as the Ferrari star admitted his tire degradation made him weaker, and he had to look after the rest of the race.

So, in order to defend himself against the approaching Mercedes duo, he had to let Alonso go, as an overtake inevitable. Therefore, Alonso’s performance, in short, was nothing but impressive.

Also read: Bahrain Curse Reminder By F1 Fan Serves As Call That All Is Not Over Against Max Verstappen for Ferrari

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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