The wait is finally over Formula 2 get back on track. The Bahrain GP began with the first free practice session of the 2024 season, here's what happened and the results.
Lots of new features for this 2024 season
Several rookies will debut in the preparatory category today, but not only. With the new year, the new wings, new bottom design and a slimmer look. News dictated by regulatory change, which will allow increasingly closer distances, duels and greater fun for pilots and spectators.
The new single-seaters are certainly a great help for the latest arrivals. All the 22 riders – as well as the teams – will in fact have to familiarize themselves with a new car, which constitutes aopportunity for the rookies of get closer to performance of those who know Formula 2 well.
Hadjar unstoppable, Maloney tries
Il first to hit the track for this free practice session of the Bahrain GP Isaac Hadjar, clocking a time of 1:48.615, but this result by the Frenchman was shortly after beaten by the Argentinian Franco Colapinto. The asphalt conditions improve and the times begin to get shorter and shorter.
Dennis Hauger with his MP-branded single-seater he is the first driver to go under the time of 1:46.000, a good start to the season is expected for the Norwegian driver. There first yellow flag of the day was triggered by a spin in turn 1 of Miyata returns. No damage to the Rodin Motorsport driver who continues his race.
After the excellent results obtained in pre-season tests, Zane Maloney reaffirms his speed also in the first free practice session on the Sakhir circuit. As well as the Barbadian pilot, too Jack Crawford he had shown himself to be strong during the tests and now on the track he gets the third time.
Free practice for the Bahrain GP: the results
15 minutes from the end of the free practice session of the Bahrain GP best result is that of Isack Hadjar, but it is Miyata to seal the first two positions in the provisional classification for Campos Racing. Hadjar continues to improve and achieves a new best time of 1:45.099. In the last few minutes available, Colapinto improves and places itself in second position, among the Red Bull Junior Driver and Maloney. The session ends with a second yellow flag due to a spin by Paul Aron.
Great first day of school for new arrivals. Andrea Kimi Antonelli recorded his Formula 2 lap with a time of 1:48.428 and concluded the session with his best time of 1:46.605. But this is just the beginning, this afternoon at Qualifying at 14.55pm, who will get the first pole position of 2024?
