Lawson takes Monaco F2 sprint race two victory in damp conditions

Liam Lawson showed impressive pace in damp conditions to win the second Formula 2 sprint race in Monaco.
Lawson takes Monaco F2 sprint race two victory in damp conditions

Lawson was the lead car on the grid after Marcus Armstrong suffered a tꦓechnical issue on his way to pole position and was forced to 💝start from the pit lane.

La♛wson relinquished the lead to Oscar Piastri, who took an early lead in the lead Prema.

Piastri struggled to get to grips with the wet track and it was immediately apparent the reigning F3 cha💫mpion didn’t have the pace to maintain the lead.

The Hitech driver made his move on Lap 5 - first, a late lunge🗹 into the Nouvelle Chicane, but both drivers ജwere forced to cut the corner, allowing Piastri to remain ahead.

Lawson got through later on in the ﷺlap with an impressive overtake into La Rascasse.

The Red Bull-backed junior controlled the pace from theꦗ front to claim🦩 his second victory of the season.

Dan Ticktum finished second, having overtaken Piastri into the Nouvelle chicane on Lap 15✃.

Ticktum looked to be on course ಌfor the win at one point, reducing the gap to Lawson to under a second.

A late Safety Car didn’t ruin Lawson’s chances of the victory as he ran out 💝a comfortable winner, over eight seconds clear oꦓf Ticktum in second.

Even though the track was drying consider🌃ably, very few opted to switch to dry tyr🍰es.

Piastri managed to cling 🙈onto the final podium spot, just ahead of Juri Vips.

Vips pulled off🐬 a stunning move on Theo Pourchaire into Mirabeau on Lap 24, just before the bꦿrief Safety Car period a lap later.

Bent Viscaal and David Beckmann’s contact i♛nto Turn 1 caused a Safety Car with five laps to go. 

Vips pressured Piastri for the final podium spot but the Prema driver held on🧸.

Pourchaire finishe♒d fifth ahead of Ralph Boschung, Richard Verschoor and Jehan Daruvala.

Jack Aitken finished tenth on h🙈is second race back in F2.

Robert Shwartzman finished 11th, having 🃏made a late switch to soft tyres.

Series leader Guanyu Zhou finished last of t꧙he classified run🅰ners after an optimistic switch to slicks on Lap 11. 

The Chinese driver was ultimately lapped twice in a disappointin🐎g race.

Click hꦍere to find the full sprint race two results from Monaco.

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