After a very long stop it starts again F2 with Free Practice a Imola, the fourth appointment for the cadet category which upon his return to the track saw Paul Aron standing out above all others with a 1:28.852.
Very tough return session on an "old school" circuit, which means lots of long gravel runs and red flags.
- Paul Aron 1:28.852
- Gabriel Bortoleto +0.071
- Zane Maloney +0.077
- Hadjar I. +0.232
- Kimi Antonelli +0.299
Paul Aron with the team Hitech he was the fastest during the F2 Free Practice in Imola, confirming his extremely good form by placing above Gabriel Bortoleto for Invicta Racing e Zane Maloney for Rodin Motorsport.
It was a very complicated start, Roman Stanek with Trident he set the early pace, completing a lap in 1:30.784, to follow Isack Hadjar at +0,028 seconds.
The Frenchman then lowered his time and took the lead 1:29.805, surpassing its closest rival in Kush Maini distant alone 0,040s.
To further lower the standard of times is the Invicta di Bortoleto by first fixing a 1:29.423 and then lower further with a 1:28.923, trimming half a second ad Hadjar in P2.
As the session entered its final stages, Paul Aron eclipsed Bortoleto's time di 0,071 moving into P1 but he will steal the show later Oliver Bearman with PREMA Racing.
The pilot of the Ferrari Driver Academy , after losing control of his car, crashed into the barrier at the exit of turn 4, also causing a red flag.
Since it happened with about 7 minutes to go, due to the little time remaining, the F2 Free Practice session was not restarted.
I drivers will be on track for qualifying later today at 16pm local time.
F2 – F3 Imola 2024 TV times
Friday May 17
- 16:00: F2 – Qualifying (30′ minutes)
Saturday May 18
- 14:15: F2 – Sprint Race
Sunday May 19
- 10:00: F2 – Feature Race
