Pumped up Alonso says Bahrain podium is ‘just the beginning’

Aston Martin are just getting started on a big adventure double world champion Fernando Alonso said after his third place in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

The evergreen Spaniard was even talking about future wins after finishing behind the Red Bulls and overtaking both Mercedes drivers and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz

“When you are P3 in race one, there are 22 (more) opportunities this season,” Alonso said of a possible 33rd career victory.

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“You know, anything can happen in 22 races with different conditions. And, you know I will try my best to have the opportunity. Maybe we need some help. This is just the beginning. You know, this is not the final car, this is just the starting car of this concept that we changed over winter.”, he said.