A disastrous start to qualifying for the Australian GP by Formula 2. Lots of rain and wind welcomed the pilots of the one-make series in what is the third of the fourteen seasonal tracks to host the F2. Ayumu Iwasa took pole position, followed by Pourcharie and Martins.
Bad weather in Australia, great weather in Iwasa
The first minutes of the session were surrounded by pouring rain which didn't make us wait long before having one Red flag. The session is suspended by the bang of Bearman. The driver of the Ferrari Academy went off the runway breaking a wing and bending a suspension. Miraculous work of the mechanics who put it back on track to make it earn an unexpected sixth position. Whims also for Leclerc and Crawfordseventh and ninth, respectively.
Starting in front of everyone on Sunday will be Iwasa. The young talent of Dams, as well as winner of the sprint saudi, he trimmed six tenths to the first pursuer. According to Pourcharie he struggled until the end, then pulling an excellent time out of the hat in the closing bars which guarantees him one precious front row. Behind the winner of the Future race of Bahrain there is Martins. Art's rookie has more talent than the championship standings let pass, a sign that he will be able to indulge himself in this championship. Fourth an excellent Hadjar with Hitech, in the hope of starting off on the right foot after the two unhappy weekends at the start of the season.
Who starts in the front row tomorrow?
In the sprint of Saturday starting in front will be Hauger, Crawford, Maini and Leclerc: the last four of the top 10. Just behind them are Bearman and Maloney, respectively sixth and fifth in this morning's qualifying. A lot of effort for championship leader Boschung, the Campos veteran and championship leader will leave eleventh. twelfth She gave followed by the junior Mercedes News. Fatigue for the young Dane, who after the success in future Saudi race he will have to work hard not to lose fourth place in the standings.
14esimo Nissan with the PHM; the mate Benavides does no better than last place. Jack Doohan, one of the first to complain about the impossibility of running with the rain at the start of the session, qualified 15th; the companion of the Virtuosi Cordell is penultimate, just behind Correa e Novalak. sixteenth will start fittipaldi, Followed by Stanek and Verschoor.
