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Lawson ninth, Armstrong seals pole for race two with bold overtake

by Zane Shackleton
May 21, 2021
in Formula 2, International, News
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Liam Lawson salvaged a ninth-place finish in the opening Formula 2 race at Monaco, while a daring lunge from Marcus Armstrong on the final lap sealed him pole for race two.

The Kiwi duo lined up 12th and 14th after a challenging qualifying session yesterday.

However, a solid first tour had both drivers move up two places.

A mistake from Robert Shwartzman had the Russian collide with the outside wall at turn three, putting paid to a potential top-five result.

Given Monaco’s narrow confinement, overtaking is a rarity and requires significant courage.

With still two more races for the weekend, most of the field followed one another for most of the race.

Polesitter Guanyu Zhou had established a healthy lead over Christian Lundgaard and was en route to a commanding victory.

Sitting comfortably in second, Lundgaard’s race quickly turned on its head while smoke began to billow from his exhaust.

The Dane spent two laps ambling around the Monaco circuit before peeling off the road at Mirabeau.

Lundgaard’s misfortune elevated Lawson to ninth and Armstrong to 11th.

A late safety car brought out due to Gianluca Petecof careening into the Armco barrier at the Swimming Pool, then bunched up the pack.

Zhou, who was now leading Uni Virtuosi teammate Felipe Drugovich, had his lead diminished, while Armstrong closed up on Jehan Daruvala, who was in tenth.

Finishing tenth would guarantee Armstrong pole for Saturday’s reverse top-ten race, meaning he had little to lose as the race was restarted with three laps in hand.

Just ahead, Lawson pressured Oscar Piastri but could not manage an overtake on his ex-Formula 3 rival.

Zhou took the chequered flag 2.3s up the road from Drugovich. The Chinese driver has now won the last two F2 races and extends his championship lead.

Armstrong had closed to within three-tenths of Daruvala as he entered the final half of the last lap.

The Kiwi launched himself up the inside of the Carlin driver at La Rascasse, squeezing himself ahead and snatching tenth.

WOW! ARMSTRONG TAKES P10 IN THE FINAL CORNERS! 👏

He'll start on reverse-grid pole in Sprint Race 2!#MonacoGP 🇲🇨 #F2 pic.twitter.com/B4cLoSwMP1

— Formula 2 (@Formula2) May 21, 2021

While Lawson and Armstrong leave race one without troubling the scorers, both will now start race two from the front row.

Race two for the F2 paddock starts at 6.20 pm NZT, Saturday, May 22.

PosDriverTime
1Guanyu Zhou44m21.272s
2Felipe Drugovich+2.396s
3Roy Nissany+5.909s
4Ralph Boschung+7.430s
5Juri Vips+11.007s
6Dan Ticktum+11.495s
7Theo Pourchaire+13.247s
8Oscar Piastri+15.247s
9Liam Lawson+17.514s
10Marcus Armstrong+18.947s
11Jehan Daruvala+19.290s
12David Beckmann+19.546s
13Richard Verschoor+19.915s
14Bent Viscaal+20.234s
15Lirim Zendeli+20.755s
16Jack Aitken+21.168s
17Guilherme Samaia+21.873s
18Alessio Deledda+1 lap
19Marino Sato+2 laps
RetGianluca Petecof
RetChristian Lundgaard
RetRobert Shwartzman

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