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F2: Maloney was fastest on Day 2 in Abu Dhabi from Martins

Zane Maloney, F2

Zane Maloney ended up on top on Day 2 of FIA F2 test in Abu Dhabi, with Victor Martins in second from Dennis Hauger.

MORNING

In contrast to Day 1’s stop-start opening, on track running was smooth and Zane Maloney went immediately into the 1:36s to take the top spot early on. The Rodin Carlin driver’s time was beaten by newcomer Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who lowered the time to beat to a 1:36.607 on the medium tyres.

Dennis Hauger had been second, but the MP Motorsport driver moved to the top of the times with just under half an hour on the clock and soft tyres on his car. The Norwegian then improved into the 1:35s, becoming the first to do so during the test, with a 1:35.954. Teammate Franco Colapinto followed suit and went second fastest, 0.159s down on Hauger to make it an MP 1-2 in the opening hour.

Josep María Martí managed to split the MPs, going P2 for Campos Racing just 0.030s down on the top time before Maloney returned to P1 with a 1:35.783. Victor Martins was next to post an improvement and move himself up the order, going second and just over a tenth away from the Rodin Carlin driver’s effort at the halfway stage.

Long runs became the focus for the remainder of the morning session, with Martins ending up as the busiest driver for the AM session of Day 2. The Frenchman ended up reaching 59 laps by the chequered flag.

AFTERNOON

Maloney was back at the front to kick off the afternoon with a 1:39.653, leading the way in the opening 45 minutes of running. That was until the MP pair popped up into first and second places respectively, with Hauger setting a 1:38.280 to lead Colapinto by 0.278. The first Red Flag of the day came shortly afterwards as PHM Racing’s Joshua Duerksen came to a halt on track at Turn 2.

Running got back underway with just over two hours remaining of the afternoon session. Kush Maini was the first to join the MP Motorsport drivers in the 1:38s, with the Indian driver putting in a 1:38.425 for Invicta Virtuosi Racing to go P2. Enzo Fittipaldi closed the gap to Hauger further still, going within 0.117s of the top time in the Van Amersfoort Racing #22.

A second Red Flag of the day was out with just under an hour and a half left of Day 2. This time it was Zak O’Sullivan who stopped out on track in his ART at Turn 7. Back to green flag conditions, Maini went one better than his previous effort to go fastest of all inside the final hour. He set a 1:37.983 to become the first driver underneath the 38s in the afternoon session.

Oliver Bearman then went fastest overall with a 1:37.437 to put half a second between himself and Maini in P2, before Bortoleto went one better, setting a 1:37.206. He, along with the two PREMAs of Bearman and Antonelli exchanged the lead multiple times in the final half hour of running, but it was the McLaren junior driver that set a 1:36.381 to end the session as the quickest. Amaury Cordeel was the driver with the most laps completed, ending the afternoon with 74 laps to his name.

Position Driver Licence Team Time Laps
1 Zane Maloney BRB Rodin Carlin 1:35.783 38
2 Victor Martins FRA ART Grand Prix 1:35.888 59
3 Dennis Hauger NOR MP Motorsport 1:35.954 48
4 Josep María Martí ESP Campos Racing 1:35.984 52
5 Zak O’Sullivan GBR ART Grand Prix 1:35.993 54
6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA PREMA Racing 1:35.995 48
7 Franco Colapinto ARG MP Motorsport 1:36.013 41
8 Jak Crawford USA DAMS 1:36.054 41
9 Enzo Fittipaldi BRA Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.067 48
10 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Invicta Virtuosi Racing 1:36.072 52
11 Isack Hadjar FRA Campos Racing 1:36.100 42
12 Oliver Bearman GBR PREMA Racing 1:36.101 53
13 Joshua Duerksen PRY PHM Racing 1:36.318 42
14 Richard Verschoor NED Trident 1:36.379 33
15 Juan Manuel Correa USA DAMS 1:36.382 37
16 Paul Aron EST Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:36.599 46
17 Ritomo Miyata JPN Rodin Carlin 1:36.637 42
18 Amaury Cordeel BEL Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:36.679 44
19 Rafael Villagómez MEX Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.867 44
20 Oliver Goethe DEU Trident 1:37.078 37
21 Kush Maini IND Invicta Virtuosi Racing 1:37.163 25
22 Joshua Mason GBR PHM Racing 1:37.261 41

 

Position Driver Licence Team Time Laps
1 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Invicta Virtuosi Racing 1:36.381 53
2 Oliver Bearman GBR PREMA Racing 1:36.891 39
3 Enzo Fittipaldi BRA Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.919 47
4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA PREMA Racing 1:36.923 54
5 Franco Colapinto ARG MP Motorsport 1:36.978 50
6 Rafael Villagómez MEX Van Amersfoort Racing 1:37.280 52
7 Kush Maini IND Invicta Virtuosi Racing 1:37.502 26
8 Oliver Goethe DEU Trident 1:37.683 59
9 Richard Verschoor NED Trident 1:37.822 43
10 Dennis Hauger NOR MP Motorsport 1:38.280 52
11 Juan Manuel Correa USA DAMS 1:38.296 55
12 Jak Crawford USA DAMS 1:38.693 64
13 Zane Maloney BRB Rodin Carlin 1:39.320 45
14 Victor Martins FRA ART Grand Prix 1:39.413 66
15 Isack Hadjar FRA Campos Racing 1:39.414 60
16 Zak O’Sullivan GBR ART Grand Prix 1:39.418 71
17 Amaury Cordeel BEL Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:39.466 74
18 Ritomo Miyata JPN Rodin Carlin 1:39.636 37
19 Josep María Martí ESP Campos Racing 1:39.730 58
20 Joshua Duerksen PRY PHM Racing 1:40.006 25
21 Joshua Mason GBR PHM Racing 1:40.100 50
22 Paul Aron EST Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:40.352 72

 

Here’s how Day 1 in F2 test panned out in Abu Dhabi

[Note: The story is as per press release]