PREMA Racing’s Robert Shwartzman pulled off a storming lap in the final two minutes of a disrupted Free Practice in Monte Carlo, setting 1:22.041 to finish more than half a second ahead of Carlin’s Dan Ticktum and Hitech Grand Prix’s Jüri Vips.
There were three stoppages in the opening 20 minutes of the session, the first coming with only six laptimes on the board, after Marino Sato came to a halt on track and brought out a Red Flag.
A second was required after Gianluca Petecof’s Campos went up in smoke, but not before a full set of fast laps from the grid, with Felipe Drugovich the quickest of the lot, running at 1m 24s.
The FIA Formula 2 Championship returns to action tomorrow after an exhilarating opening round in Shakir that saw rookies Liam Lawson and Oscar Piastri claim Sprint Race wins on debut, and Alpine Test Driver Guanyu Zhou take home his first Feature Race victory in masterful style.
Beginning tomorrow the official three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona will give all 22 drivers an opportunity to put their learnings from the opening round into practice ahead of the upcoming weekend in Monaco on 20 – 22 May.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Running from Friday, 23 April to Sunday, 25 April, the three days of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona will be split into a morning and afternoon session with a total of 18 hours of track time available across the weekend.
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