“Leaving the Alps and an Aston Martin behind” – Has Alfa Romeo joined the midfield fight, as claimed by team boss Frederic Vasseur?
Alfa Romeo had an impressive season with 57 points in 2019 but slowed down last season and didn’t even hit double digits. This season, based on the season opener in Bahrain, the team appears to be ready for the “midfield battle” between the four teams that all start with an “A” – Aston Martin, Alpine, AlphaTauri are the others.
“It gave us a strong indication of the progress we have made over the past twelve months,” said team principal Frederic Vasseur.
“We drove with authority, left the Alps and an Aston Martin behind us and landed on the rear of the other Aston. Although we left Bahrain with no points, we have regained our place in midfield – and the results are sure to come soon. “
It’s tempting to be close to the top ten but still missing out on pain, but we can be proud of the way we drove tonight. #BahrainGP race report 
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– Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (@alfaromeoracing) March 28, 2021
Alfa Romeo ready for Imola
The next race is Imola, Alfa Romeo’s home race where they did very well last season. So the hope is that both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi can continue their good form and score the team’s first points of the season.
“We demonstrated [an ability] to fight in and for the top ten and we can look to the rest of the season with optimism. It was an eventful race, although the low rate of wear and tear – just two failures – meant we had to stop working to aim for a spot in the points.
“However, we are very positive because we know that we can go to the next race in Imola in two weeks’ time to fight for a place in the top ten again.”
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