SAKHIR, Bahrain Max Verstappen won the race but the

Bahrain Grand Prix went to Fernando Alonso. Alonso's

podium finish on his debut for Aston Martin  not only proved

that the excitement surrounding the team car was justified (if 

not slightly overstated in points this week), but  also saw the

return of one of the modern world's most talented people 

from the  Formula 1 era on a competitive basis. Watching

Fernando Alonso, the  oldest and most experienced driver

on the grid, drive the around the laps in a competition car is

great fun and Sunday night was no different. The man who

told Netflix he loved being an F1 antihero was the savior of

a first race that otherwise lacked real entertainment. In

addition, Aston Martin was regularly on the podium  this 

year. That's why this performance looks good because it

was significant, said Alonso. I think the last two times I was