Report: Alex comes home P12 in Bahrain
AA23 finished just outside the points after making some impressive overtakes during the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Published
13 APR 2025
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Alex was seconds away from a fourth consecutive points finish of the season in Sakhir, after some superb race craft left him in a battle all the way to the line.
Starting P15 after an overnight promotion to his grid position, Albono turned up on the grid ready to fight – and he made a couple of overtakes on the opening lap.
The Thai racer went longer than any other driver to start on the Soft tyres, eventually boxing for Hard tyres after several laps running in the Top 5.
The Hard compound took a little while to warm up, but when it did Alex was able to make several great passes into Turn 1. Oliver Bearman, Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg all fell victim to the No.23 car at that spot, with Alex demonstrating impressive speed down the main straight.
Debris at Turn 1 brought the Safety Car out on Lap 33, giving Alex – and many others – the chance at a cheap pit stop. Strategies differed, however, as to how best to use that cheap stop; Alex went for Medium tyres, while several went for Softs.
With over twenty laps still to go, it seemed like an ambitious move – and Alex spent the remainder of the race chasing down a trio of soft runners in the form of Yuki Tsunoda, Bearman and Kimi Antonelli – all of whom were being held up by Esteban Ocon, on Hards in P8 – but just couldn't get the pass done as the Grand Prix came to an end.
It was a tight battle to the line, with five cars separated by just a couple of seconds for the final five laps – but on this occasion, the expected drop-off on the Soft runners' pace never materialised.
There were plenty of positive signs, however, and Alex's attention will now turn to Jeddah ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix next weekend.
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