A slow start, that of Formula 2 since Spa-Francorchamps weekend. The Sprint was first postponed at 18pm due to less than optimal track conditions due to rain and then interrupted after only 15 laps of 8. Ha O'Sullivan won, In a race in which alone half of the points were assigned. And now Feature Belgian GP F2 race, so let's see what happened on the track.
Bearman and Martì out at the first corner
from first place, when the engines are turned off, Paul Aron will leave, followed by Gabriel Bortoleto and the current championship leader Isack Hadjar. Excellent starting point from Verschoor, while the Estonian maintains the lead of the race. Weekend to forget for Pepe Marti, which after the problems with the electrics in yesterday's Sprint, is coming hit by Bearman at the first corner of the first lap. With also Colapinto stopped on the track due to problems, the Safety Car makes its entrance.
On lap number 4 – the restart after the safety exit – Villagomez, pushed into the gravel by Barnard, goes in head tail e impacts in the single-seater of Martins. The French driver, starting from the back, ends up in the barriers: thus the race comes to an end for both Villagomez and Martins. There Feature restarts at 6/25, with Aron stretching ahead of Hadjar.
The Frenchman goes to attack Aron, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli tries to contain the arrival of yesterday's Sprint winner, Zak O'Sullivan. Hadjar take advantage of the DRS for overtake the Hitech driver, thus taking first place. Aron, after immediately overtaking, returns to the pits at the end of the eighth lap to avoid the mandatory pit stop. He comes back later also Isaac Hadjar, thus leaving the leadership of race in the hands of the McLaren development driver, Gabriel Bortoleto.
Fight for first position between Hadjar and Aron
Il number # 17 – with the hottest tires – goes into the Campos Racing driver's exhaust in an attempt to mislead his opponent. A Aron decided, takes advantage of the situation and brings himself back before Hadjar, meanwhile a technical problem for fittipaldi during the pit stop led to his training camp. Isack regains the position on the Estonian, who however set the fastest lap.
Slow pit stop for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who returns to the track behind Amaury Cordeel in 14th position. The Italian, with the next 7 laps missing, is called upon to make a comeback to get back into the points. Bortoleto, last of the top 3 riders to have changed tyres, arrives behind Paul Aron and with DRS he closes the overtaking quickly, then starting to hunt for the leader. The Estonian in third place is more than 5 seconds from the head of the group, but he has to defend against Crawford's overtaking attempts.
Hadjar wins the Belgian GP F2 Feature Race
With 3 laps to go in the F2 Feature Race of the Belgian GP, the French fails to gain some distance from his opponent in second position: Gabriel Bortoleto. Verschoor's chase against ART GP driver Zak O'Sullivan for fifth position also seems to be over.
Twist in the final lap: Paul Aron he has a sudden loss of power and stops on the track. Hadjar wins under the sign of the yellow flag, ahead of Bortoleto and Crawford. The Estonian - who had set the fastest lap - fails to cross the finish line, for him another weekend with zero points in the race (he takes home the 2 points for pole position). Antonelli instead the race ends on the Belgian circuit in ninth position.
From a championship perspective, Hadjar's leadership strengthens, which leads to +37 points on Gabriel Bortoleto. The summer break will give the 22 drivers of the preparatory category the opportunity to rest and return to the track recharged in next round in Monza!
