The teams of Formula 2 on Wednesday 24th they had their 'first taste' of the new 2024 car with a Shakedown at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Among the most anticipated names is Andrea Kimi Antonelli on his debut in F2.
A positive 'Shakedown' for the new F2s
Clear skies and cold temperatures open the new season F2. A single-seater for teams and 20 pilots confirmed to accumulate useful kilometers in view of the 2024 season. The main objectives of this day were to research reliability and understand the new single-seaters, simulating race pace e constant times. All enclosed in sunshine six hours.
Shakedown which was certainly among the most anticipated in F2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli e Oliver Bearman. The Italian driver together with the team PREMA Racing he obtained the highest number of laps for a total of 53. The longest simulation of the day was his, which arrived in the afternoon simulating a long run of around 13 laps.
A first approach to the new Formula 2 single-seaters
The new season opens in the morning with a Shakedown which has a total of approximately 286 laps and 1330 kilometres. It's the team Van Amersfoort Racing the first team to hit the track at 9am local time, with Enzo Fittipaldi behind the wheel on hard Pirelli tires while the team Invicta Racing holds the highest mileage of 38 laps. Settlement sessions for Prema e Antonelli.
Sessions about which relatively little is known, the purpose of this Shakedown was to approach the new single-seaters with a revised design and new shapes. We had to make sure that all the systems worked well and be aware of the behavior of the new cars.
The technical director of F2 Pierre-Alain Michot he said he was satisfied of what was gathered in these sessions: “It was really exciting to see the cars leaving the pits. See them return all in the pit lane without any kind of problem it was positive. There were no red flags, so it means that the cars performed as expected and teams are learning how to use them".
“The teams were able to complete a decent amount of mileage, which is a good first step. There were no red flags, meaning all cars performed as expected. The next step will be i three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain, with all 22 cars.”
