F2: Drugovich fastest for MP Motorsport on Day 2 of post-season testing

Felipe Drugovich continued his impressive return to MP Motorsport on Day 2 of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit, setting the quickest time so far with a 1:35.614.

The Brazilian dominated the morning session, finishing more than four-tenths ahead of Virtuosi’s Jack Doohan, and PREMA Racing’s Jehan Daruvala, who had gone quickest on Day 1.

Carlin rookie Logan Sargeant topped the afternoon session with a lap of 1:36.155, beating out Daruvala and Hitech Grand Prix’s Marcus Armstrong.

MORNING

Action resumed on another sunny morning in Abu Dhabi, and it was much of the same as Drugovich, Doohan and Daruvala took up their now customary positions at the top of the timesheet. The trio had led the opening three sessions in varying orders.

Olli Caldwell was amongst the first to get out on track and maximized the available running time in the morning, completing the most laps with 48.
There were several stoppages during the opening session, with Frederik Vesti, Juan Manuel Correa, Guilherme Samaia, Ayumu Iwasa and Sargeant all requiring Red Flags in the three-hour stint.

Drugovich narrowly increased his lead at the top, improving on his initial tour of 1:35.663, with a 1:35.614. Punching in the second most laps of the morning, Théo Pourchaire still found time to strap on a new pair of boots and set the fourth-fastest lap for ART Grand Prix.

Carlin’s Liam Lawson beat his old Hitech teammate Jüri Vips to fifth, with Jake Hughes’ setting the seventh-fastest time with newcomers Van Amersfoort Racing.

Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung and DAMS’ Roy Nissany were just under a second off the pace in eighth and ninth, ahead of PREMA rookie Dennis Hauger.

AFTERNOON

A busy afternoon session was led by Carlin rookie Sargeant, who jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the final half an hour with a 1:36.155, while also running a total of 38 laps.

Logan Sargeant of United States and Carlin (5) drives during Formula 2 testing at Yas Marina Circuit on December 17, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images)

The Williams’ junior was backed up by a familiar name in second, with Darvuala finishing in the top three for the fourth successive session since swapping Carlin for PREMA Racing.

Lawson had initially set the afternoon pace with a 1:36.802, but the Carlin driver finished in sixth, ahead of Doohan, despite finding a further two tenths around the Yas Marina Circuit.

Vesti, Hughes and Teppei Natori all caused stoppages in the afternoon, but that didn’t stop seven drivers breaking the 50-lap mark, led by Pourchaire with 62.

Correa was half a second off for Charouz Racing System in seventh, ahead of Hughes, Vips and the morning pacesetter, Drugovich.

DAY 2, MORNING SESSION

POS DRIVER TEAM TIME LAPS
1 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:35.614 35
2 Jack Doohan UNI-Virtuosi 1:36.079 34
3 Jehan Daruvala PREMA Racing 1:36.228 47
4 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:36.258 45
5 Liam Lawson Carlin 1:36.271 31
6 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.329 22
7 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.465 16
8 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:36.551 44
9 Roy Nissany DAMS 1:36.612 44
10 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:36.618 26
11 Logan Sargeant Carlin 1:36.627 16
12 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 1:36.720 48
13 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.766 18
14 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:36.870 31
15 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 1:36.877 30
16 Marino Sato UNI-Virtuosi 1:37.010 32
17 Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 1:37.020 36
18 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1:37.161 20
19 Juan Manuel Correa Charouz Racing System 1:37.349 36
20 Calan Williams Trident 1:37.666 31
21 Teppei Natori Trident 1:37.666 29
22 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 1:37.916 21

 

DAY 2, AFTERNOON SESSION

POS DRIVER TEAM TIME LAPS
1 Logan Sargeant Carlin 1:36.155 44
2 Jehan Daruvala PREMA Racing 1:36.271 46
3 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.380 51
4 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:36.426 46
5 Jack Doohan UNI-Virtuosi 1:36.495 48
6 Liam Lawson Carlin 1:36.608 48
7 Juan Manuel Correa Charouz Racing System 1:36.687 41
8 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.783 34
9 Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 1:36.864 45
10 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.921 51
11 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:36.992 49
12 Marino Sato UNI-Virtuosi 1:37.000 48
13 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1:37.094 42
14 Teppei Natori Trident 1:37.150 51
15 Roy Nissany DAMS 1:37.478 60
16 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 1:37.480 45
17 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 1:37.610 51
18 Calan Williams Trident 1:37.903 44
19 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:38.938 62
20 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 1:38.999 38
21 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:39.042 46
22 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:39.396 50