The victory for Daruvala in a thrilling race
First victory this season for Jehan Daruvala. He prevails ahead of Vesti and Iwasa. The race was eventful from the start, Theo Pourchaire had to retire.
Chaos at the start, poleman Jack Doohan misses his start and drops down the rankings.
At the exit of the first chicane, Ralph Boschung cuts across it and comes back alongside Théo Pourchaire, who hadn’t seen him. The Frenchman is sandwiched between Boschung and Sato. Unfortunately, Théo Pourchaire and Ralph Boschung make contact and end up in the wall with Luca Ghiotto and Oli Caldwell.
A few meters further, Daruvala serves Doohan who, in turn, can’t avoid Sargeant on his right. Retirement for poleman Doohan and Sargeant…
At the restart of the Safety Car, Callan Williams crashes into the wall at Ascari. All the drivers on soft tires pit. Felipe Drugovich, on medium tires, switches to soft compound as well.
Shortly after, the red flag is raised to repair the damaged barriers caused by the Williams accident.
A little bit of commotion after the restart. Juri Vips collides with Liam Lawson… Clément Novalak fiercely defending. Penalties are given to Armstrong for cutting the white line when entering the pit lane and also for speeding.
Finally, Jehan Daruvala prevails over Frederik Vesti and Ayumu Iwasa.
Clément Novalak finishes in tenth place.
See you in two months for the final meeting in Abu Dhabi …
