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Aston Martin are emerging as the most formidable challengers to Red Bull in this 2023 campaign, with Fernando Alonso having secured back-to-back podium finishes

Fernando Alonso is as famous in the F1 paddock for his devilish sense of humour as he is for his racing skills, and he lived up to his billing after the result of the Jeddah race was finally decided

Formula 1 racers are often stereotyped as being extremely selfish, particularly in their younger days, but George Russell showed nothing but class as controversy unfolded around him in Jeddah

Red Bull's dominance and the possible lack of a title race may turn off some F1 viewers, but far more will be alienated if the sport's name becomes synonymous with shoddy governance

Alonso was stripped of third place after the race accused of not serving a penalty properly but, after a review, the decision has been overturned and he is classified about George Russell again

Alonso crossed the finish line third but had his podium stripped as a result of a post-race penalty applied, which meant George Russell was promoted to the third step of the podium

Russell gained from the F1 stewards' decision to give Alonso a penalty after the end of the race in Jeddah, but still felt it was a "harsh" decision even though he took a podium place as a result

Alonso finished third but did not adequately serve a penalty he was given in the race, meaning he was slapped with a second punishment and will lose his podium to George Russell

Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris

Fernando Alonso will start second on the grid for Sunday's Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as Aston Martin continue to provide the surprise package in the early season rounds

Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

Sky's F1 presenting team for the 2023 season had been two people lighter than the previous year, after the contracts of Johnny Herbert and Paul di Resta were not renewed

Mercedes have made another poor start to the F1 season which led to some speculation that the company's top bosses might be forced to make a humiliating decision

Sebastian Vettel retired from F1 at the end of last season after two relatively unsuccessful years with an Aston Martin team which is just now beginning to stretch its wings

Red Bull's drivers and team leaders have not wasted a single opportunity to poke fun at Aston Martin amid the Silverstone team's rise to prominence on the Formula 1 grid

Mercedes endured a difficult opening Grand Prix weekend of the season in Bahrain, while Aston Martin excelled with Fernando Alonso securing a third-placed podium finish

Alonso was the closest challenger to Verstappen and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as Aston Martin showed off the impressive pace of their AMR23 car in Bahrain

Hamilton's on-track duel with his old F1 team-mate and rival Alonso was one of the highlights of the Bahrain race, and even race winner Verstappen couldn't resist watching it

Wolff will want to see Red Bull beaten because they are Mercedes' main F1 rivals, but the Austrian also has another, more personal reason why he wants Aston Martin to do it

The likes of Toto Wolff and George Russell have predicted Red Bull could run away with the F1 championship in 2023, but Brundle feels Verstappen may yet face a title fight

No-one came close to Max Verstappen and Red Bull as they dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix, but one former F1 champion still thinks there could be a contested title race in 2023

Amid all the jokes made by Christian Horner and the Red Bull drivers about Aston Martin's 2023 car, Helmut Marko's thoughts were delivered with a far more accusatory tone

Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso may have taken the metaphorical 'most improved' trophy home from Bahrain, but Alex Albon's Williams team certainly made a strong case for itself

Naturally, the headlines were filled with news of Max Verstappen's dominance, Lewis Hamilton's struggles and Charles Leclerc's misfortune – but there were plenty of other stories on offer in Bahrain

Alonso was in a jovial mood after returning to the Formula 1 podium at the age of 41 in Bahrain, and doing so after an eye-catching battle on track with Hamilton