Syour first notice. He had not yet shown much and with a lot of pressure on him, Andrea Kimi Antonelli made his first great performance in Formula 2, taking the victory of the Sprint Race, being the youngest winner in the history of the category at only 17 years old. Under very complicated conditions and where he managed to shine by opening a cushion of more than 8 seconds with his pursuer, he showed why he is on Mercedes’ radar.
Taking advantage of the inverted grill, He started from first position, but it wasn’t easy, because the track was very wet. Of course, he had an advantage over the rest, he had no one in front of him and he had clean air and he had no vision problems with the large amount of spray that was raised.
From there he drove in an exceptional way, as if he had a lot of experience, taking advantage of the multiple battles behind him and without getting into trouble, focusing on maintaining a very competitive pace. Behind Maini and Bortoleto did not stop fighting and Maloney could not find Kimi’s rhythm.
The laps passed and Antonelli did not give in, he increased the advantage over his pursuer until he became the youngest winner in the category. “I needed it” he let out on the radio, showing that Toto Wolff has put excessive pressure on him during the year and he has had too many eyes on him, because his name sounds very strong for Mercedes. In fact, Toto was at the celebration of the victory of his academy pilot.
Bad luck for Pepe Martí
Pepe Martí started far behind after a difficult Qualifying, but he made an incredible comeback. He got to be 11th, but after a few laps he found Paul Aron, championship leader, very slow on the track and With very little vision, he couldn’t react in time and ended up colliding with him, ending his career. With the pace shown, I’m sure he will have another chance tomorrow.
