Aston Martin showed stronger race pace than Ferrari during a pre-season testing simulation, Fernando Alonso has declared.
The Silverstone-based team was the unlikely star of testing in Bahrain at the end of last week. Just three days of running allowed little room for too many conclusions to be drawn, but the general consensus is that Aston Martin's new car is looking strong.
That will be music to the ears of Alonso, who gambled on his new team when he chose to leave Alpine at the end of last season. The French outfit finished fourth in the standings, well ahead of his new employers, but it seems Aston Martin may have made a significant performance leap.
