🗣️'To be honest, Fernando is probably more of a dark horse than Ferrari.' Mercedes F1 driver George Russell expects to put up a strong podium challenge in the 2023 Bahrain GP, but believes Fernando Alonso will be a greater threat than Ferrari ⬇️
After setting the fastest times in second and third practice, Alonso was in the hunt for pole position in Bahrain but ran early to set his final Q3 lap and duly qualified in fifth.to also fall behind Sergio Perez and an all-Ferrari second row. But the two-time champion kept both Mercedes at arms’ length, with Russell clocking sixth ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
“Us is the opposite. So, qualifying three tenths behind [Ferrari] when they’ve probably been the fastest car in a single lap, I think we’re in a good place to fight for that P3.The Briton did add that fifth on the grid for Alonso and eighth for the injured Lance Stroll was lower than he might have predicted, based on the Aston AMR23’s strong practice showing.George Russell, Mercedes-AMG“I was a little bit surprised we were so close to them for all the pace they showed.
Russell added that set-up tweaks Mercedes made to its W14 overnight proved five times more effective than initially predicted.
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