'Following other cars is easier in 2022, overtaking not yet'

Fernando Alonso has not yet seen the new cars overtaking easier than before in Formula 1. According to the two-time world champion, following has certainly become easier, but overtaking has not yet.

For Alonso, the weekend in Bahrain went well. He drove a strong qualifying in which he beat his teammate, but in the race he dropped a bit further behind. Due to three dropouts in front of him, the Spaniard ended up with ninth place and therefore two points.

Overtaking in F1

In the race, Alonso overtook several times and was also overtaken once, but it was still not easy. The Alpine driver said to Motorsport.com that following has indeed become easier, but overtaking is still not as easy as it seems on TV. Alonso believes that overtaking only looked so easy because the other driver had fresher tyres.

In Bahrain, tyre wear played a huge role and so someone on new tires could make up a lot of ground on the circuit. This was also a determining factor in the race in previous years. According to Alonso, we should therefore pay less attention to the cars, but more to the role of the tyres in the sport.