Baku – Sprint: Beganovic wins ahead of Browning, Martins moves up in the points

Although this Sprint of Formula 2 Although the qualifying session was less chaotic than Friday's, retirements and mechanical problems also dictated some crucial positions in this sprint race. On the streets of Baku, Dino Beganovic (Hitech) won by more than six seconds ahead of Luke Browning, while Irishman Alexander Dunne (Rodin) completed the podium. At the start in particular, several incidents occurred again, causing the safety car to come out several times.

Indeed, from the start, Rafael Villagomez (VAR) and Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport), two drivers from the sector Red Bull, collided at the start of the first corners. Causing the deployment of a first safety car, the two men were forced to retire, while Arvid Lindblad (Campos) was one of the lucky ones around this incident. On the other hand, Josep Maria Marti (Campos) was quick to retire in turn. Also of note in this race was the retirement of the Indian Kush Maini (DAMS).

Martins takes advantage of the scenario, Browning returns to Fornaroli

Among the nice surprises of the day, the speed of Martinius Stenshorne (Trident) almost earned big points for the Italian team. On track to score more points on his own than the Meguetounif – Esterson pair this season, the Norwegian from the Formula 3, on a freelance basis here in Baku, was in second place before suffering a mechanical problem. Suddenly idling, the protégé of the sector McLaren could well have been noticed thanks to such a performance. The player had taken seventh place in the qualification with the car the most difficult on the board.

Finally, while Alex Dunne had a time to get the better of Luke Browning before making a damaging error, Leonardo Fornaroli also had to battle in the pack. Ninth at the start of this Sprint, the championship leader brought his Invicta to fifth position, notably at the cost of a fierce battle with Richard Verschoor (MP Motorsport) at the end of the race. Victor Martins (ART GP), meanwhile, demoted after his accident in qualifying, managed to climb into the points zone.

On Sunday, the most important explanation in terms of points to be gleaned will begin at 9 a.m. (French time) during the main race, awarding 25 points to the winner.

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