Aston Martin believes that the track is not suitable for their car.

      Fernando Alonso completed only 19 laps on the first day of the Bahrain race weekend. In the first practice session, he lost his car to Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich, and in the second session he lost half an hour due to a steering problem.

      Lance Stroll worked through both sessions and agreed with his teammate that the team was going to have a difficult weekend.

      Fernando Alonso (15th): "I think this weekend will be difficult for us. Even before coming to Bahrain, we knew that the characteristics of the track would be a problem for our car. But we will examine the collected data and see what can be done in the remaining days of the weekend.

      I had problems with the steering at the beginning of the second session, but the mechanics were able to replace the parts, and after that everything was fine. Thanks to everyone in the boxes for fixing the problem quickly."

      Lance Stroll (19th): "Today we are in the role of laggards, but we will study the collected data and see what we can do on Saturday. Given the nature of the track, I don't think it's going to be an easy weekend, so we have a lot of work to do."

      Felipe Drugovic (16th in the first session): "A difficult session. The grip on the asphalt was probably the lowest I've ever had to deal with, and the conditions were different from those I've driven in before. It was difficult, but as soon as I got the hang of it, I put a circle together, which is good.

      It's been a long time since I last got behind the wheel, so I felt a little rusty at first, but I always enjoy driving a Formula 1 car. Anyway, I liked it."