Malja went tenth fastest in Friday free practice at the spectacular Yas Marina Circuit, but struggled for grip in the subsequent qualifying session and was restricted to 17th on the grid for Saturday's 31-lap feature race.
Oliver Rowland and Antonio Fuoco have been disqualified from this evening’s feature race at the Yas Marina Circuit following the race stewards’ review of reports from the Technical Delegate regarding anomalies found during post-race scrutineering.
After a five-week hiatus, the FIA Formula 2 Championship springs back to life this weekend for the penultimate round of the season at Spain’s Circuito de Jerez, with Gustav Malja determined to put on a strong performance as he returns to racing action.
A collision for the lead on the last lap elevated the 22-year-old to P4, with a post-race time penalty for one of his rivals subsequently promoting Nicholas to P3.
The last round of the Formula 2 season before the summer break takes place at the Hungaroring circuit just outside of Budapest, a track which traces its history back to 1986. We are now past the halfway point in the championship, with Charles Leclerc storming ahead at the top of the driver standings
Nicholas Latifi put in a racing masterclass to easily claim his maiden FIA Formula 2 win with a strong drive in cold conditions in this morning’s Sprint Race in Silverstone, building a big lead before controlling the restart from a late safety car to win ahead of RUSSIAN TIME’s Luca Ghiotto and Artem Markelov.