Red Bull/Honda junior Ayumu Iwasa survived two safety car periods to win the F2 sprint race at Jeddah, while Theo Pourchaire crashed out. Full report and results:
Ayumu Iwasa endured two safety cars to clinch victory in a chaotic Formula 2 sprint race in Jeddah, as championship leader Theo Pourchaire crashed out.The DAMS driver lined up fourth, snatching second place off the line before securing the lead from fellow Red Bull junior Jak Crawford on lap two.
With the whole field running the medium tyres, a brilliant start from Iwasa saw him jump Kush Maini and Campos team-mate Boschung off the line. Racing resumed on lap five, with Boschung taking second from Crawford at Turn 2 as both Bearman and Daruvala gained places. Further back, Martins took sixth from Maini at Turn 13, with team-mate Pourchaire also passing the Campos rookie.
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