FORMULA 2 – For the last sprint race of the season, Isack Hadjar, 6th, conceded 5 points to his rival for the title Gabriel Bortoleto, 2nd. Victory went to Pepe Martí.
A first round to forget for the French
Only half a point separated Isack Hadjar of Gabriel Bortoletoto the advantage of the latter, when the lights went out for the last sprint of the season. Half a point and two places on the grid to the advantage this time of the Frenchman 7th – before reversing tomorrow since Bortoleto will start 2nd and Hadjar 4th -. Concretely, there is no need to take out the calculator and embark on clever operations to understand that depending on the result of the day, almost everything would be decided when we meet at the last corner tomorrow. At least that's what we might have thought before departure.
If the Frenchman had the opportunity to regain first place from the Brazilian, the latter intended to increase his lead over his runner-up, whom he will perhaps find in Formula 1 next year. And from the start, we thought for a while there was an accident when the two were wheel to wheel at the first corner. A virile start, but ultimately without major damage apart from a wheel lock for the Frenchman. Summary of the operations, Hadjar was in 11th place at the end of the first round when his rival found himself 5th. The other tricolor, Victor Martinswill not have had the chance to finish the first round. Hit from behind by Miyatathe ART driver saw his race stop while he was 5th after an excellent start. He will have one last opportunity to shine tomorrow as he will start from pole during the main race.
Bortoleto takes a head start, Martí s'impose
Despite his gradual rise (8th on the tenth lap), Hadjar must resolve to let go Bortoleto who at the same time was in 2nd position behind Pepe Marti. Toiling behind Dino Beganovicthe tricolor must nevertheless tap into its tire capital to keep up with the Swede without managing to overtake him.
It took a helping hand from fate to see Hadjar go back up. As they battled for 4th place, Amaury Cordeel et Joshua Dürksen collided at turn 8 in the same way as Martins et Miyata in the first round. If the Paraguayan is forced to retire, the Belgian remains on the track, but receives a 10-second penalty. No matter, he was forced to give in to the Frenchman two laps from the end. Victory ultimately goes to Pepe Marti, who wins for the first time this season. Bortoleto2nd, takes five points Hadjar. He thus has 196.5 points in the championship compared to 191 points for the Frenchman. And finally, we will have to take out the calculator tomorrow! Paul Aaron completes the podium after a great race.
