Fernando Alonso said Aston Martin have the second-best car on the Formula One grid after he claimed a remarkable podium at the season opener in Bahrain. ‘To finish on the podium first race of the year is just amazing. What Aston Martin did over the winter to have the second best car on race one is just unreal. ‘Obviously I would love to start in front of them [the Red Bulls and Ferraris] and use our pace, but we had not the best start and had to pass on track. ‘What Aston Martin did over the winter, to have the second best car on race one, is just unreal.

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