• Latest
  • Trending
Armstrong suffers frustrating weekend in Monza

Armstrong suffers frustrating weekend in Monza

September 6, 2020
Van Gisbergen the bookies favourite for NZGP win

Van Gisbergen the bookies favourite for NZGP win

January 24, 2021
Ken Smith enjoying every year he gets behind the wheel

Ken Smith enjoying every year he gets behind the wheel

January 24, 2021
Andrew Redward breaks D1NZ victory drought, conquers Mt Smart showdown

Andrew Redward breaks D1NZ victory drought, conquers Mt Smart showdown

January 23, 2021
Van Gisbergen wins TRS season opener

Van Gisbergen wins TRS season opener

January 23, 2021
Wood lays claim to debut Toyota 86 win

Wood lays claim to debut Toyota 86 win

January 23, 2021
Van Gisbergen, Van der Drift share pole positions for TRS openers

Van Gisbergen, Van der Drift share pole positions for TRS openers

January 23, 2021
Jenkins brothers unveil striking Carters warpaint for 2021 D1NZ campaign

Jenkins brothers unveil striking Carters warpaint for 2021 D1NZ campaign

January 23, 2021
Vlok aiming to be leading contender in New Zealand Grand Prix

Vlok aiming to be leading contender in New Zealand Grand Prix

January 23, 2021
Armstrong joins DAMS for 2021 F2 season

Armstrong joins DAMS for 2021 F2 season

January 23, 2021
Van der Drift ends NZGP practice day on top

Van der Drift ends NZGP practice day on top

January 22, 2021
Mark Larkham returns to Supercars broadcast team

Mark Larkham returns to Supercars broadcast team

January 22, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
VelocityNews
Classifieds
Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Armstrong suffers frustrating weekend in Monza

by Zane Shackleton
September 6, 2020
in Formula 2, International, News
0

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Van Gisbergen the bookies favourite for NZGP win

Ken Smith enjoying every year he gets behind the wheel

Marcus Armstrong’s tough debut Formula 2 campaign continues to take another blow as his point-less streak extends another week and was once again comfortably thumped by ART teammate Christian Lundgaard.

Lundgaard picked up back-to-back third-place finishes in Races 15 and 16 of the championship from Monza while his Kiwi teammate would struggle in the Feature Race to finish 14th while the second sprint race saw him forced to make a pitstop to drop a lap on the field, eventually finishing 19th.

Armstrong has yet to rediscover the comfort he has had with the ART car since Austria and has battled tyre woes and a lack of overall performance to the rest of the field. It was an unfortunate result considering he had demonstrated a strong turn in pace in practice where he ended up fifth fastest.

His results also follow a bizarre trend in which the second ART car is significantly slower than the other. In 2019, Nyck de Vries steered the team to a drivers championship while teammate Nikita Mazepun scored just 11 points all season. A similar scenario occurred in 2018 with George Russell lifting the crown while his stablemate Jack Aitken struggled down in 11th.

Armstrong perhaps the paid the price for a frustrating qualifying session on Friday, ending up six-tenths off the pace in 15th.

An early pitstop strategy in the feature race looked to make amends to that and Armstrong had found himself sitting pretty inside the top-10 with only a few laps in hand. But indecently fast tyre wear, coupled by a controversial five-second penalty for forcing a rival off the circuit had him drop outside the points at the chequered flag.

The sprint race fared no better and Armstrong pitted on Lap 4 of 21 with suspected damage which cost him a lap and with no Safety Car intervention was unable to catch back up on the field.

Armstrong is now 13th in the championship which saw a new driver take control of the lead with Callum Ilott scoring a second-place finish in the final race to displace Mick Schumacher who will leave Monza overjoyed with an impressive feature race win following a stall by Ilott in the pit sequence.

The next round of the F2 championship will be on September 11-13 from the Mugello Circuit, one not familiar with many drivers and first for the history of the top-tier feeder series.

Feature Race results:

PosDriverGap
1Mick Schumacher48m24.641s
2Luca Ghiotto+3.185s
3Christian Lundgaard+7.321s
4Yuki Tsunoda+9.279s
5Guanyu Zhou+12.553s
6Callum Ilott+15.145s
7Dan Ticktum+15.291s
8Louis Deletraz+17.561s
9Robert Shwartzman+18.238s
10Jehan Daruvala+21.154s
11Juri Vips+23.947s
12Pedro Piquet+25.004s
13Jack Aitken+27.859s
14Marcus Armstrong+28.379s
15Nobuharu Matsushita+28.666s
16Felipe Drugovich+29.257s
17Artem Markelov+29.927s
18Giuliano Alesi+30.343s
19Roy Nissany+33.081s
20Marino Sato+51.408s
21Guilherme Samaia+52.406s
RetNikita Mazepin

Sprint Race results:

PosDriverGap
1Dan Ticktum34m07.935s
2Callum Ilott+4.663s
3Christian Lundgaard+5.299s
4Mick Schumacher+6.615s
5Louis Deletraz+7.072s
6Robert Shwartzman+7.338s
7Jehan Daruvala+10.989s
8Jack Aitken+16.962s
9Nikita Mazepin+18.782s
10Juri Vips+18.782s
11Roy Nisany+30.844s
12Nobuharu Matsushita+31.080s
13Giuliano Alesi+32.331s
14Marino Sato+33.113s
15Guilherme Samaia+41.766s
16Luca Ghiotto+1m00.054s
17Artem Markelov+1 lap
18Pedro Piquet+1 lap
19Marcus Armstrong+1 lap
RetFelipe Drugovich
RetYuki Tsunoda
RetGuanyu Zhou

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Van Gisbergen the bookies favourite for NZGP win

Ken Smith enjoying every year he gets behind the wheel

Andrew Redward breaks D1NZ victory drought, conquers Mt Smart showdown

Van Gisbergen wins TRS season opener

Wood lays claim to debut Toyota 86 win

Van Gisbergen, Van der Drift share pole positions for TRS openers

Bringing you the latest motorsport news in New Zealand and around the world

Managing editor and publisher:
Mark Petch mark@velocitynews.co.nz

Motorsport Editor:
Matthew Hansen matt@velocitynews.co.nz

Motorsport Editor:
Alex Schultz alex@velocitynews.co.nz

Motor Racing Editor:
Zane Shackleton zane@velocitynews.co.nz

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2020 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • International
      • Formula 1
      • Formula 2
      • Formula 3
      • Formula E
      • Esports
      • Super GT
      • Super Formula
      • TCR
      • WEC
      • GT
      • Porsche Carrera Cup
      • BTCC
      • DTM
      • IMSA
      • IndyCar
      • NASCAR
      • WRC
      • MotoGP
      • Motorcycle Racing
      • Classic
    • New Zealand
      • Toyota Race Series
      • Toyota 86
      • Rally
      • Speedway
      • Drifting
      • Formula Ford
      • Formula First
      • TCR NZ
      • BNT V8s
      • V8 Utes
      • GTRNZ
      • ENZED CMC
      • Pirelli Porsche
      • Mazda Pro-7
      • NIERDC
      • SIERDC
      • SsangYong Utes
      • Kartsport
      • NZ General
    • Australia
      • Supercars
      • Super2
      • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
      • S5000
      • Australian GT
      • TCR AU
    • General
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Calendar
  • Results
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Classifieds
    • Classifieds
    • Post Classified
    • Manage your listings
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2020 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.