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As the new season draws closer, the Formula 2 grid, made up of rookies and returning drivers, have had the chance to further their preparations ahead of the first round, which will incidentally take place at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Marcus Armstrong held off compatriot Liam Lawson to take victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Juri Vips coming home in third.
After a two-month absence, we will get to see action once more from the most talented drivers in the world as Formula 2 travels to the streets of Monaco.
The morning session was tightly contested with the UNI-Virtuosi of Felipe Drugovich on top with the afternoon wide open and Bent Viscaal capitalising to claim the top spot.
Richard Verschoor and David Beckmann were the two that topped the timing charts in Day Two of F2 Testing in Barcelona.
The ART driver showed his class around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the Dane topped both the morning and the afternoon sessions in the first day of F2 testing in Spain.
Guanyu Zhou was able to convert his pole position into a Feature race victory, the first time that has happened for UNI-Virtuosi. Dan Ticktum picked up second place with Liam Lawson rounding off the podium in third.
Oscar Piastri becomes the second F2 rookie to win this season as the Aussie driver beats Guanyu Zhou as Jehan Daruvala inherited third place after Christian Lundgaard’s penalty.
The Kiwi secured his maiden F2 victory after a difficult battle with Jehan Daruvala which saw the Indian finish second and David Beckmann complete the podium in third.
The Chinese driver will lineup in first on Sunday’s Feature Race alongside Christian Lundgaard in second and UNI-Virtuosi teammate Felipe Drugovich in third.
The Bahrain International Circuit welcomes back the F2 drivers as they take to the track with two Sprint Races and one Feature Race in store this weekend.
Marcus Armstrong was the fastest driver in the morning and Ralph Boschung quickest in the afternoon session as Formula 2 ends Pre-Season testing ahead of the 2021 season.
Christian Lundgaard was the fastest driver in the morning session with Dan Ticktum quickest in the afternoon as Formula 2 finished its second day of Pre-Season testing ahead of the new 2021 season.
Carlin’s Dan Ticktum was the quickest driver of the morning session with rookie David Beckmann topping the timing charts in the afternoon session at Formula Two’s first day of Pre-Season testing.
Louis Deletraz performed a stunning lap in the morning session which saw his MP Motorsport on top after session one. In the second session, Felipe Drugovich’s consistency saw him top the timings charts in the afternoon.
The new Campos driver was the fastest driver around the Bahrain International Circuit in the morning as Jehan Daruvala returned to his throne of fastest in the afternoon session.
Formula 2’s latest race winner beat out the other Carlin car of Dan Ticktum to top the first day of F2 Post-Season Testing in Bahrain.
The heat has been turned up as the Formula 2 drivers brace themselves for their last two races of the season and five of them are still in with a shout of winning the Championship.
The Championship lead is down to 14 points between Mick Schumacher and Callum Ilott, but the latter crashed into Jehan Daruvala and banished his chances of biting more out of Schumacher’s Championship lead.
Callum Ilott decreased the gap in the Championship hunt to 18 points as he took pole position and four bonus points. Felipe Drugovich qualified alongside Ilott on the front row in second and Dan Ticktum in third.
We are nearing the end of the FIA Formula 2 Championship, yet the title race goes on with four races and two Bahrain events to go.
Two Safety Cars cost Christian Lundgaard the win as Nikita Mazepin and Luca Ghiotto take a Hitech one-two and Louis Deletraz took home third place after a pass on Felipe Drugovich.
Christian Lundgaard managed to claim his first pole position of the F2 season as the Dane qualified five-thousandths quicker than Dan Ticktum with Callum Ilott in third.
A fantastic start from Mick Schumacher and misfortune for Callum Ilott saw Schumacher take a first win this season ahead of Luca Ghiotto in second and Christian Lundgaard in third.