The final day of the FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship had Carlin’s Nikita Mazepin finish on top from UNI-Virtuosi Racing’s Callum Ilott.

After the two-day domination by Sauber Junior Team by Charouz Racing’s Louis Deletraz, the final day of F2 testing in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina circuit, it was the Carlin’s Mazepin leading UNI-Virtosui Racing’s Ilott with a time of 1m50.473s to round out F2 run for 2019.

The morning session saw Carlin dominate with a one-two in the early half, before positions shifted and Mazepin stayed atop the time sheets, while his teammate was pipped by Ilott, who set a time 0.029s off the 20-year-old. The morning times remained for majority.

Eventually Yuki Tsunoda fell down to seventh as between him and the top two of Mazepin and Ilott in the morning, Charouz’s Deletraz was third with MP Motorsport’s Ralph Boschung fourth, DAMS’ Dan Ticktum fifth and Prema’s Robert Shwartzman sixth.

Times were slower in the afternoon, with Prema’s Mick Schumacher ending up on top but was 10th still courtesy his time in the morning session as UNI-Virtuosi Racing’s Guanyu Zhou and Charouz’s Pedro Piquet slotted in between.

The lone red flag of the day was caused by HWA Racelab’s Giuliano Alesi, when he stopped on track. The F2 running for 2019 came to a close but the series is to test the 18-inch tyres on Sunday and Monday ahead of its official launch in 2020.

2019 FIA F2 Championship – Post-season tests, Day 3, morning session

DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS
1 Nikita Mazepin Carlin 1:50.473 39
2 Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:50.502 32
3 Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:50.623 34
4 Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 1:50.783 24
5 Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:50.916 31
6 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing 1:51.085 30
7 Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:51.118 41
8 Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:51.129 35
9 Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:51.158 34
10 Mick Schumacher PREMA Racing 1:51.171 30
11 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:51.341 32
12 Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:51.429 28
13 Niko Kari Campos Racing 1:51.467 45
14 Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:51.494 32
15 Sean Gelael DAMS 1:51.547 29
16 Artem Markelov BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.780 22
17 Marino Sato Trident 1:51.899 38
18 Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.972 22
19 Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:52.223 21
20 Roy Nissany Trident 1:53.057 21

 

2019 FIA F2 Championship – Post-season tests, Day 3, afternoon session

DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS
1 Mick Schumacher PREMA Racing 1:51.569 38
2 Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:51.657 13
3 Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:51.748 40
4 Artem Markelov BWT HWA RACELAB 1:52.060 42
5 Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA RACELAB 1:52.199 23
6 Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:52.224 26
7 Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:52.412 38
8 Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:52.428 27
9 Niko Kari Campos Racing 1:52.510 26
10 Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 1:52.525 24
11 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing 1:52.734 35
12 Roy Nissany Trident 1:52.998 43
13 Marino Sato Trident 1:53.036 25
14 Sean Gelael DAMS 1:53.578 39
15 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:53.686 28
16 Nikita Mazepin Carlin 1:56.290 20
17 Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:56.393 40
18 Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:56.546 30
19 Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:57.055 54
20 Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:57.061 39

 

Here’s how Day 1 action of Abu Dhabi F2 test underwent

Here’s how Day 2 action of ABu Dhabi F2 test underwent

The report was written by Duncan Leahy and edited by Darshan Chokhani

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