Saudi Arabia F2 Grand Prix – Oscar Piastri wins in a race turned upside down
Oscar Piastri won his second victory this weekend ... A race marked by a serious accident at the start involving Théo Pourchaire and Enzo Fittipaldi...
The race started forty minutes late due to last-minute repairs on part of the track.
Clément Novalak stalled during the formation lap.
At the start, French driver Théo Pourchaire also stalled… at full speed, Brazilian Enzo Fittipaldi (grandson of the Formula 1 world champion) rear-ended the Frenchman. The red flag was shown… the cars returned to the pits. Meanwhile, no images were being shown… We were left waiting for updates.
We have officially learned that the drivers were conscious and that Théo Pourchaire would have got out of his car. The Brazilian would have been taken out by the stewards and airlifted to the nearest military hospital.
All our thoughts go to the two drivers and their families.
The FIA has decided to resume the race forty-five minutes later.
It will be a rolling start for a twenty-minute race with mandatory pit stop.
Half of the points will be awarded.
Piastri relaunches the race. Drivers only had time to complete three laps before another red flag!
The rookie Oli Caldwell loses his car and hits the wall and Guilherme Samaia could not avoid him.
The drivers stop at the pit stop to make their stop. At this moment, the FIA announces that the race will not resume.
We do not officially know the ranking …
Finally, the ranking will be the same as the one from the tour before the accident.
Oscar Piastri wins the race in front of his teammate! This means that Prema wins the F2 team championship!
First podium in F2 for the Swiss driver Ralph Boschnung.
All our thoughts remain focused on the two injured pilots.
See you on Friday in Abu Dhabi for the final round of the championship!
