FORMULA 2
 Photo credits: Shutterstock How the sprint race panned out: Durksen had a great start to his race,starting from second on the grid, he made his way into first just after the lights went out. Pole-sitter Fornaroli dropped down to second, followed by Browning in third. Beganovic however had a more unfortunate start to his race, dropping from P4 to P6 just before turn one. A virtual safety car was deployed on Lap 3 due to Victor Martins having stopped at Turn 6. He had hit the barrier on the exit of Turn 5, damaging his suspension. Racing resumed on Lap 4 after Martins' car was removed safely from the track. Fornaroli was slower to react compared to Browning behind, resulting in pressure. He managed to fend off Browning, keeping P2. Another battle was taking place not far behind as Beganovic made his way past Stanek at Turn 11 to claim fifth. Not long after, Mini pulled the same move on Marti for eighth at the same turn. The safety car was then deployed again on Lap 7 as American driver Max Esterson had spun into the gravel at Turn 6. Racing was resumed at the start of Lap 11. Durksen had good pace, managing to get himself over a second ahead of Fornaroli by the end of the lap. On Lap 12, Beganovic found himself spun at the exit of Turn 9 while battling with Stanek for P5. Luckily for Dino he was able to avoid any collisions and was able to continue his race, however found himself in 17th place. While all this was happening, Durksen was able to further extend his lead further, now sitting 2.1 seconds clear of Fornaroli by lap 14 who was now under pressure from Browning and Verschoor who followed closely behind. A second safety car was brought out as Meguetounif spun into the gravel at Turn 10. Racing resumed at the start of Lap 17. Durksen had another good restart, finding himself over a second ahead of Fornaroli by the end of the lap once again. He continued to extend his lead with little pressure, while behind him Fornaroli held up a DRS train that went all the way down to Dunne in P10. As they headed into the penultimate lap, the top 10 was covered by only 6 seconds with Dunne managing to overtake Lindblad for 9th. Out in front, Durksen cruised smoothly to victory, taking the chequered flag to win the first sprint race of the year. Fornaroli came home to take second, followed by Browning taking third. Full Sprint Race results: |
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