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Formula 2’s season opener and its pre-season test both took place in Bahrain, but looked very different when it came to who set the pace. Formula Scout delves into the data from the first three races of 2021
A combination of night and day races, as well as safety cars, virtual safety car periods and winds kicking up lots of sand meant there was a huge variety of conditions that Formula 2 drivers faced in last month’s season opener on Bahrain’s highly abrasive asphalt, and it’s probably the closest we’re going to get to seeing the pecking order of the teams until the second half of July when the championship visits Silverstone.