Third stop for the academy of young talents: the F2 lands in Australia for the GP, opening the weekend with the Free tests. The undisputed protagonists of the session were Bortoleto and Antonelli, who raised the bar of expectations.
- P1 – Hauger
- P2 – Hadjar
- P3 – Kimi Antonelli
Historical excursus: Bearman under the spotlight
The engines are started for the first free practice session. The first to leave the pitlane is Gabriel Bortoleto , Followed by Antonelli e Bearman. But before looking at the results, it is good to remember what happened last week at home Prema.
Because quite exceptionally, the squire of the Italian team Bearman was called to compete among the demigods of Formula 1. An experience that certainly left positive first impressions and which are automatically reflected in the academy Formula 2.
At the start of free practice the session did not get off to a very happy start, because after ten minutes we witnessed the first red flag caused by Cordeel. The pilot of Hitech ends up in the gravel after trying to recover the car after a strong blocking.
After ten minutes spent in the pits, the F2 single-seaters return to warm up the track in Free Practice for this Australian GP. When the traffic lights go out, Bortoleto e Bearman they battled for the best time with an excellent second sector from both.
Free practice for the Australian GP: the F2 testbed
The battle doesn't last long, because the Italian driver Kimi is also moving up the rankings Antonelli, which comes in third place behind Bortoleto e Piles. As time passed, the track warmed up, and the single-seaters continued to set record times, creating a gap of 1 second between first position and fifteenth.
However, it is the one who has the upper hand Dennis Hauger, MP Motorsport driver who sets a leading time. In the meantime, problems have been reported Marti, pilot of Lands forced to get out of the car eight minutes from time. Last turning point for the F2 drivers, having an all-out attempt is Hadjar who places himself in second place by a thousandth.
The attempt by the Campos Racing driver is in fact the last one before the red flag caused by Villagomez, which marks a definitive knockout for the first free practice session.
Here are the results at the end of free practice:
