Zhou wins first Monaco F2 sprint race as UNI-Virtuosi scores 1-2
Starting from pole position, Zhou maintained the lead into Turn 1 as teamm🅘ate Felipe Drugovich dropped behind Chriಞstian Lundgaard.
With overtaking so difficult around the streets of Monaco, Zhou’s victᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚory was never under threat.
A late Safety C💫ar caused by Gianluca Petecof didn’t put Zho🌟u under any pressure as he nailed the restart.
Drugovich ensurꦇed UNI-Virtuosi scored its first 1-2🎃 finish of the season, moving up a place thanks to Lundgaard’s retirement.
Lundgaard’s Aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚRT car started smoking on Lap 13, ultimately coming to a halt at Mirabeau two laps later.
Roy Nissany completed the podium, scoring his first points of the sea🧸so𒐪n.
Ralph Boschungܫ also picked up his firs💮t points of the campaign with fourth, finishing ahead of Juri Vips.
Dan Ticktum finished sixth ahead of Theo Pourchaire - who made a fantastic start from tenth to move u꧃p🦂 to eighth on the opening lap.
The 17-year-old claimed a sensational pole on Thursday, meaning he will start from first in Saturday’s feature rac𝔍e.
Oscar Piastri was eighth, while Liam Lawson secured a front-row start in the second sprint race with nintꩲh.
Jehan Daruvala looked on course to finish tenth, but he was overtaken byꦯ Marcus Armstrong into the final couple of corners.
This means Armstr🎃ong will start on ༒the reverse grid pole for the second sprint race.
It was anot😼her torrid race for Prema’s Robert Shwartzman as he was forced to retire after a handful of laps.
The Ferrari junior picked up damage at Casino ☂Square on the opening lap, leaving his title chances in tatters after four races in 2021.
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