Tsolov Takes Advantage of Camara’s Mistake to Win in Monaco

The Bulgarian driver Nikola Tsolov has achieved victory in the feature race of Formula 2 in Monaco, thanks to an error by his direct championship rival, Rafael Camara. Thus, Tsolov reaffirms himself as one of the championship favorites in a competition marked by intensity and strategic maneuvers.

The race started with Camara in the lead, followed by Tsolov and Alex Dunne, while Martinius Stenshorne and Noel Leon battled for sixth place. Behind, Oliver Goethe suffered an incident with Ritomo Miyata on the first lap, becoming trapped against the pit wall.

After seven laps, Tsolov closed in on Camara, while other drivers like Sebastian Montoya and Laurens Van Hoepen chose to pit early, swapping supersoft tires for soft ones to tackle the final laps of the race.

As the competition advanced, Camara managed to put distance between himself and Tsolov, although the Bulgarian driver did not give up. The championship leader, Gabriele Mini, made a slow pit stop that dropped him from fifth to seventeenth position, compromising his aspirations.

The competition intensified when, with 10 laps to go, the top 10 drivers began to make their mandatory pit stops. Tsolov and Stenshorne pitted and returned to the track in sixth and tenth positions respectively, while Camara responded on the next lap.

With one lap remaining, Camara made a mistake at Sainte Devote, which led to his retirement. Tsolov seized this opportunity to take command of the race and crossed the finish line with a time of 1h00m19.442s, celebrating his third victory of the season.

At the finish line, Dunne finished second, while Beganovic secured third place in an exciting finale, overtaking Kush Maini who couldn’t properly warm up his tires. The championship standings remain tight, with Mini leading with 63 points, followed by Tsolov with 62.

Race Results (42 Laps)

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