Under the lights of the circuit lusail the meetings ended yesterday qualifications of the students of the academy of F2, who today are lined up on the grid for the Sprint Race of the GP of the Qatar.
The Sprint Race of the Qatar GP begins: Bearman serves the appetizer
As the traffic lights go out, Oliver's departure Bearman marks the gap to the front row, however Hadjar manages to stay in the game by placing himself behind the leader. On the other hand, it does not seem to be a good weekend for the team of Trident, forced to assist in the rear. At the start of the fifth lap, a dramatic turn of events brings out the yellow flag inside the second sector, due to Goethe's smoking car.
The car of MP Motorsports seems to have had an engine reliability problem, which definitely marks the end of its run. In the meantime, however, to have conquered the leadership It is Hadjar, conquered with difficulty after the hand-to-hand combat with Bearman. In the rear, the cars of Martins e Crawford who are engaging in a tough battle for third place.
Between the two, it is the one who gives in Crawford, who then complains animatedly on the team radio, in an attempt to attract the attention of the race direction. With ten laps to go, the students seem to have returned to “energy saving” mode in an attempt to concentrate their efforts for the final stint.
Qatar GP, Bittersweet Sprint Race for Prema
With five laps to go, the last word has not yet been said. Martins e Crawford who does not give up and takes back third position. Behind him, however, Martins seems to have lost ground, dropping to fifth position in favour of verschoor. Fear instead for Beganovich , who after a rear-end collision undergoes a 360′ but manages to control the car very well.
In the front rows instead, Bearman challenge Hadjar, folding the race leader into second place. The driver of the racing fields he can't handle the pressure, which leads him to spin and slips to fourth position. While Bearman celebrates his victory, in the rear we witness the retirement of Kimi Antonelli and Kush Maini, both of whom take home a bitter result after the Sprint Race.
