While the duel for the Formula 2 title is getting underway again, the two protagonists were beaten by Paul Aron (Hitech GP) who took the two points from pole position in Doha with great ease.
The Estonian driver preceded provisional ranking leader Gabriel Bortoleto (Invicta) by three tenths, leaving Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix) and rookie Dino Beganovic (DAMS) half a second behind on the second row.
As for Isack Hadjar (Campos), Bortoleto's last rival, he had to settle for ninth position after being hampered by traffic on his best lap, synonymous with a place on the front row of the sprint race tomorrow at 5:15 p.m. , to follow live on Canal + Sport.
Hadjar on the front line tomorrow
Veteran Richard Verschoor (MP Motorsport) will start on the third row alongside American Jak Crawford (DAMS) ahead of Kush Maini (Invicta) and debutant Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport), while Oliver Bearman (Prema) will share the fifth row with Hadjar but will be in pole position on the reverse grid for the first race tomorrow.
His teammate Kimi Antonelli failed just outside the top 10, ahead of Pepe Marti (Campos) and other newcomers in the category, the American Max Esterson (Trident) and the British Luke Browning (ART Grand Prix).
