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Shwartzman claims back-to-back wins as Armstrong hits trouble

by Zane Shackleton
July 19, 2020
in Formula 2, International, News
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Robert Shwartzman has come from 11th to victory to clinch his second straight FIA Formula 2 feature race win, this time around the Hungaroring.

The ex-Toyota Racing Series champion started the race on the medium compound while everyone else in the Top-15 played the conservative card to run on the soft tyres.

A lightning start would see Shwartzman charge to sixth as pole-sitter Callum Ilott tussled with Dan Ticktum for the lead.

Though a key factor for Shwartzman was two safety cars in the opening stint ensured those on quicker rubber were never able to establish a margin.

The second of which involved Kiwi racer Marcus Armstrong who tripped over Artem Markelov, sending the Russian driver into the barrier.

ART would later retire both of its drivers in a woeful opening race to their Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.

Shwartzman would extend his first stint five laps longer than anyone else but crucially managed to keep the margin behind fairly stable despite running on heavily worn rubber than those that had already pitted.

With ten laps in hand, the Prema driver at last made his sole pitstop, emerging in fourth after a lockup into Turn 1 allowed Luca Ghiotto to sweep by.

Shwartzman re-passed Ghiotto the following lap into Turn 12 and then swept past Ilott two corners later.

The four-second advantage provisional leader Mick Schumacher had was quickly dissipated as Shwartzman charged past his teammate the following lap, checking out to finish 15.5 seconds ahead of a surprised Nikita Mazepin who also ran the alternative strategy.

The Russian overtook both Ghiotto and Schumacher within the final two laps to snare his maiden F2 podium and the first for Hitech GP.

Having pitted behind the first safety car, Ticktum fell back to ninth at the chequered flag behind Ilott who was another big loser in a poor strategy call and slumped to eighth.

Race 2 who have the top eight finishers reversed meaning Ilott will head the grid for the second successive race which kicks off from 9.10 pm NZT.

PosDriverTime
1Robert Shwartzman1hr01m36.211s
2Nikita Mazepin+15.599s
3Mick Schumacher+23.051s
4Luca Ghiotto+32.775s
5Felipe Drugovich+36.241s
6Jehan Daruvala+40.104s
7Louis Deletraz+46.191s
8Callum Ilott+48.780s
9Dan Ticktum+49.652s
10Luca Ghiotto+52.176s
11Giualiano Alesi+61.789s
12Nobuharu Matsushita+81.317s
13Jack Aitken+91.744s
14Pedro Piquet+105.786s
15Guilherme Samaia+ 1 lap
16Yuki Tsunoda+ 1 lap
17Sean Gelael+ 1 lap
RetChristian Lundgaard
RetMarcus Armstrong
RetArtem Markelov
RetMarino Sato
RetRoy Nissany

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