Le Free tests held on the circuit Montmelo on Friday morning they saw Paul Aron, currently leader of the championship, find an excellent feeling straight away with the single-seater and score the first half. It's now the time of qualifications for the 22 pilots of Formula 2 who will try, in the 30 minutes available, to obtain the best time to be in pole position in the Feature Race of Spanish GP.
A red flag ends the session
The first to take to the track is the Estonian Aron, followed by the two MP Motorsport drivers Hauger and Colapinto. After 7 minutes into the session Taylor Barnard, fresh from victory in the Monaco Sprint Race, loses the rear of his car toexit of turn 9 causing a red flag. Number #25 lost grip in the center of the corner, the attempt at correction it turned out to be excessive. The Englishman loses the car and ends up in the barriers: will start from the back of the grid in both races this weekend.
Upon restarting following the stop of the session, with still 20 minutes available, I am 11 pilots and they haven't set a time yet. Hadjar demonstrates speed, marks the first half of 1:25.205, however, losing a few tenths in the third sector. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who placed 15th in the morning Free Practice, is chasing the time of the French driver from Campos Racing and he moved into second place with 1:25.346.
Aron gets pole position in F2 qualifying for the Spanish GP
In the final 8 minutes of the F2 qualifying session of the Spanish GP the times begin to drop. Paul Aron yes lancia and improves the time recorded by Hadjar, the clock ticks 1:24.766 and places itself, provisionally, in first position. Behind the Hitech pilot there are Miyata and Colapinto, which they push in an attempt to gain pole position.
THEArgentine ends with left wheels in the grass a few meters from the finish line, losing a few thousandths which proves to be fundamental given that it is worn 0.006s from the poleman's time. A compact and close qualification, which can see Crawford second, 2 thousandths behind Aron, Followed by Bortoleto and Antonelli.
Hard day and challenging for Oliver Bearman. The Prema driver took part in two free practice sessions on Friday morning: the F2 and the FP1 a on board the Haas single-seater. In qualifying he doesn't shine and gets the 15th time. Everything to be rebuilt instead for Isaac Hadjar who fails to improve his time and will start both races fromeleventh place.
Appointment then at 14:15 is preferably used for Sprint Race, who will get the first win of the weekend?
