Sprint F2: Vesti wins by resisting Pourchaire and Martins
After a race that started in the rain, Frederick Vesti managed to outsmart the pitfalls of a drying track and hold off his opponents after the race restart to claim victory. Pourchaire impresses by taking second place. Martins completes the podium.
This thrilling F2 sprint race promised to be exciting, with a rolling start behind the safety car in the rain. In a turbulent first lap, Théo Pourchaire managed to gain several positions to climb up to 6th place. As for the leader, Cordeel, it was much more complicated. He lost his first place to Frederick Vesti and was then overtaken by Victor Martins.
Behind, Pourchaire continues his climb up to 4th place.
But the change in weather disrupts the latter half of the race. Some drivers gamble on soft tires, but any mistake proves fatal. On the 19th lap, Juan Manuel Correa ends up in the gravel trap.
The leaders dive into the pit lane to switch to soft tires. Another race begins.
The race resumes at the beginning of the 24th lap for 3 laps of racing. Vesti is ahead of Martins, Hauger, Pourchaire, and Doohan.
Théo Pourchaire overtakes Hauger at the restart and takes 3rd place. After the first sequence of corners, he takes 2nd place from his teammate Martins.
Vesti successfully asserted himself calmly ahead of Pourchaire and Martins. Hauger and Doohan complete the top 5. Clément Novalak and Isack Hadjar finish 12th and 13th.
