Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Saudi Arabian GP race 20.03.2023: SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX Jeddah Corniche 17-19 March 2023 Sunday, March 19th 2023 "It is very satisfying to score our second podium of the year with Fernando here in Jeddah" In Numbers Fernando Alonso • Grid P02 •

SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Jeddah Corniche
17-19 March 2023
Sunday, March 19th 2023





"It is very satisfying to score our second podium of the year with Fernando here in Jeddah"




In Numbers




Fernando Alonso

•    Grid       P02
•    Result    P03
•    Change    -1
•    Fastest Lap   1.32.240 [Lap 50]
•    Strategy     1 Stop [Lap 18]
o    Start: New Medium [18 Laps]   
o    Used Hard [32 Laps]

Lance Stroll
•    Grid       P05
•    Result    DNF
•    Change    N/A
•    Fastest Lap  1.35.140 [Lap 7]
•    Strategy       1 Stop [Lap 13]
o    Start: New Medium [13 Laps]
o    Used Hard [3 Laps]




Drivers' Championship




Fernando Alonso
•    Points  +15
•    Championship  P03
•    Change   N/A

Lance Stroll
•    Points  N/A
•    Championship  P07
•    Change   -1




Constructors' Championship




Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team
•    Points    +15
•    Championship    P02
•    Change   N/A




Soundbites




Fernando Alonso


“I am happy in the end with the result tonight and our second podium. We showed that we can be the second fastest team and we had good pace throughout the race. It was my mistake at the start with the position on the grid, but we pushed to make up that time.


Coming into this weekend we were not sure exactly where we would be, so this is good news for us going into the next few races. I am looking forward to Australia next.”




Lance Stroll


“It was disappointing to retire from the Grand Prix after such a promising weekend. I had a great start and really enjoyed overtaking Carlos [Sainz] around the outside of Turn 13. We were in a good position on track and I was having fun pushing, but then I started experiencing reduced power and got the call to stop the car.

It is not the result we wanted, but we leave Saudi Arabia knowing that we have a very competitive car and we will pick up the fight next time out in Australia.”




Mike Krack, Team Principal



“It is very satisfying to score our second podium of the year with Fernando here in Jeddah. It is Fernando’s 100th career podium, which is a very impressive milestone. The car has been competitive throughout the weekend and we showed strong race pace once again tonight.


Full credit to everyone in the team for their hard work this week. It is a real shame that Lance was forced to retire early with an energy recovery issue, the cause of which is still being investigated, because he had strong pace and would surely have scored big points tonight as well.”



Will Hings, photos Aston Martin