The performance of Aston Martin in Bahrain is serving as an incentive for Alpine Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer believes Aston Martin has laid down a marker that should serve as an incentive for his own organisation. Aston Martin's sudden surge from the seventh-best team in last year's constructors' standings to producing a podium-claiming car has been one of the major talking points upon F1's resumption this season. Fernando Alonso, following his switch to Alpine over the winter, finished third in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix earlier this month behind a Red Bull one-two spearheaded by reigning champion Max Verstappen. Around the Bahrain International Circuit, the AMR23 was more...
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