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Extinguisher drama costs Lawson, Armstrong picks up points in F2 feature race

by Zane Shackleton
September 12, 2021
in Formula 2, International, News
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Liam Lawson has been cruelly robbed of a competitive result in the final FIA Formula 2 race at Monza after his onboard fire extinguisher went off.

Exploding fire extinguishers have become something of a regular annoyance for F2 drivers the past few seasons, with Lawson merely the latest victim.

The Hitech racer was quick all race.

He had started fourth but was into third by lap one.

A gutsy move around the outside of Guanyu Zhou at the second chicane promoted Lawson to second on lap five.

His pursuit of race leader Oscar Piastri was then cut short when the safety car was deployed moments later.

Almost everyone running the soft compound of tyre took the opportunity to complete their compulsory pitstop.

The profusion of traffic that had swarmed pitlane cost Lawson a few positions, but he was still well in touch with the leading cars on the same strategy.

Only four cars opted not to pit, including Marcus Armstrong. He was on the alternative strategy by starting on the harder tyres.

Lawson was technically fourth in the queue of the cars that had pitted when the race went green again.

The Kiwi found himself in the mix for a solid top ten finish as the rest of the field began to peel into the pits.

However, on lap 22 of 30, Lawson grounded to a stop along the main straight. His in-car extinguisher had gone off inexplicably, forcing him to retire.

LAP 22/30

The fire extinguisher strikes again! 🧯

Liam Lawson pulls to the side and the safety car comes out for the third time #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F2 pic.twitter.com/yM8TiKTPQk

— Formula 2 (@Formula2) September 12, 2021

The result was a bitter blow for Lawson’s championship ambitions, especially considering points leader Piastri claimed his second win of the year to further pad his advantage.

Armstrong profited from a penultimate lap collision to clinch P10 and the final points-paying position.

Formula 2 heads to the Sochi Autodrom in Russia for the sixth round of the season on September 24-26.

PosNameGap
1 Oscar Piastri 
2 Guanyu Zhou1.000
3 Dan Ticktum1.800
4 Theo Pourchaire2.000
5 Jehan Daruvala2.400
6 Robert Shwartzman2.700
7 Richard Verschoor3.300
8 Lirim Zendeli3.500
9 Roy Nissany3.900
10 Marcus Armstrong4.400
11 Christian Lundgaard5.000
12 Enzo Fittipaldi8.600
13 Felipe Drugovich8.700
14 Jake Hughes10.100
15 Ralph Boschung17.000
DNF  Bent Viscaal 
DNF  David Beckmann 
DNF   Liam Lawson 
DNF   Alessio Deledda 
DNF   Marino Sato 
DNF   Jüri Vips 
DNF   Guilherme Samaia 

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