Alonso finished 26 seconds off the pace in P3, but seven seconds ahead of fourth-place finisher George Russell.

The Spaniard set the fastest lap of FP2 just before the Albert Park Circuit began to rain, outpacing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.445 seconds with a time of 1m 18.887s.

Aston Martin got both cars in the points at the season opening 2023 Bahrain GP as Alonso finished P3 and Stroll finished P6.

According to technical director Dan Fallows, the organisation has made some significant changes in preparation for 2023, making the new AMR23 different from its predecessor.

Aston Martin's s performance has improved, with points scored in each of the previous three races and a 6th place finish in Azerbaijan.

The major reason for there not being any official announcements is that the FIA must first accept the new engine specifications.

Sebastian Vettel has become a campaigner on environmental issues recently, and has also spoken on human rights and LGBTQ+ issues.

Vettel has only been on the podium with the team's green colours twice, and the second place was taken away on one of those occasions.

Aston Martin had a slow start to the season, failing to score points in each of the first three races – with Vettel missing two of those races due to Covid-19, and Nico Hulkenber...

After finishing fourth overall in qualifying race 2, Akhil's journey at the Imola circuit got off to a good start.