Zhou wins first Monaco F2 sprint race as UNI-Virtuosi scores 1-2

Formula 2 series leader Guanyu Zhou extended his lead in the championship as he took a comfortable victory in the first sprint race in Monaco.
Zhou wins first Monaco F2 sprint race as UNI-Virtuosi scores 1-2

Starting from pole position, Zhou maintained the lead into Turn 1 as teammate Felipe Drugovich dropped behind Christian Lundgaa💎rd.

With overtaking so difficult൩ around the streets of Monaco, Zhou’s꧟ victory was never under threat. 

A late Safety Car caused by Gianluca Petecof didn’t put Zhou under any pressure as he na꧃iled the restart🃏.

Drugovich ensured UNI-Virtuosi scored its first 1-2 finish of the season, moving up a place thanks to Lundgaard’s retireme𓆏nt.

Lundgaard’s ART car started smoking on Lap 13, ultimately coming to a halt at Mi🃏rabeau two laps later. 

Ro🥂y Nissany completed the podium, scꦦoring his first points of the season. 

Ralph Bꦐoschung also picked up his first points of the campaign with fourth, finishing ahead of Juri 🎉Vips.

Dan Ticktum finished sixt𒉰h ahead of Theo Pourchaire - who made a fantastic start from tenth to move up to eighth on the opening lap.

The 17-year-old claimed a sensational pole on Thursday, meaning✅ he will start from first in Saturday’s feature raꦆce.

Oscar Piastri was eighth, while Liam Lawson secured a 🌼front-row ꦦstart in the second sprint race with ninth.

Jehan Daruvala looked on course to finish tenth, but he wa🤪s overtaken by Marcus Armstrong into the final couple of corners.

This means Armstrong will start on the reverse grid pole f♋or the second sprint race.

It was another torrid race for Prema’s Robert Shwartzman as he was forced to rꦿetire after a handful 🌃of laps.

The Ferrari junior picked up damage at Casino Square on the opening lap, leaving his title cܫhances in tatters afte🐟r four races in 2021.

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