Official: Hitech withdraws its appeal, Pourchaire on pole

The umpteenth and final twist in the case of the disqualification of Jüri Vips (Hitech) at the end of qualifying. As a reminder, the stewards determined on Friday evening that the fins located under the diffuser of the No. 8 car driven by the Estonian did not comply with article 4.3.13 of the 2021 technical regulations of the Formula 2.

The article provides a tolerance of plus or minus 5 mm, but the deviation was 6,5 mm below the reference values. As a direct result, the French Theo Pourchaire (ART Grand Prix) gained a place (10th) in qualifying, which allowed him to obtain pole position thanks to the reverse grid rule.

Behind, Hitech Grand Prix appealed the stewards' decision, allowing Vips to regain its initial place on the grid. Théo Pourchaire, for his part, regained his original 11th place, and was therefore finally deprived of pole position for sprint race n°1. Except that the British team decided this Saturday morning to withdraw its appeal. The disqualification of Jüri Vips is therefore confirmed. The Estonian will therefore start from the back of the grid for races 1 and 3. As for Théo Pourchaire, he will definitely regain pole position for Race 1 (Saturday, 11:25 a.m. CET).