The academy of F2 lands for the Australian GP, here's what happened in the Sprint Race. Flop for Bortoleto e Marti ended up on the wall when the traffic lights went out, a bitter taste in the mouth even for Kimi Antonelli.
- P1 – Isack Hadjar
- P2 – Roman Stanek
- P3 – Dennis Hauger
Team Prema, a lot of suffering for the first two stages
The single-seaters of F2 they are looking at the third stage of the championship Australian GP, starting with the usual “Sprint Race” on Saturday. The Melbourne stage shows a clear improvement from some riders on the grid, like Kimi Antonelli and Bearman.
The squires of Prema, were particularly suffering in the first two stages due to major problems encountered with the cars.
When the traffic lights went out, the F2 sees an unfortunate start. Because immediately after the start, Joseph Marti in an attempt to overtake he ends up damaging the car Bortoleto. The little studied maneuver ends up scoring a definitive knockout of both drivers, forced to get out of the crumpled car at the exit of the pit lane.
When the safety car returns, the driver Hadjar leads the line, marking a decidedly less chaotic start. So much difficulty instead Zane Maloney, who struggles to find the rhythm on an unforgiving track. The principle applied is different Piles e Martins, in search of recovering the positions lost with the start.
Aspra Sprint Race: the Australian GP does not forgive F2 drivers
However, the twists don't take long to arrive. On a difficult track like Melbourne, Formula 2 drivers easily make mistakes in crucial moments when overtaking. This time he waited right at Kimi Antonelli, which ended up on the wall ten laps from the end due to a contact with verschoor in an attempt to overtaking.
After four retirements, the sprint race proceeds with the leadership of Hadjar put to the test by the numerous starts behind the safety car. However, behind the leadership the MP Motorsport drivers battled for fourth position, colliding in risky maneuvers with five laps to go.
La Sprint Race of the Australian GP it was particularly painful for the young talents of F2, who closed the race session behind the leadership of the Campos Racing driver.
Below are the final results:
