Heavy rain⛦fall on Saturday morning meant F2’s sprint race was pushed ba💦ck to after Formula 1 qualifying. 

Even though the track was damp in parts,🎶 all of the field start𝓀ed on the slick tyres with race control deciding to start it behind the Safety Car to ensure drivers didn’t get an unfair advantage from starting off the dry line.

Drama en💦sued before the race ꧅start as both UNI-Virtuosi drivers lost control of their cars on the way to the grid meaning they didn’t start the race.

It was a missed opportunity for Guanyu Zhou, but main title rival Oscar Piastri couldn’t capitalise as he on🌊ly finished ninth.

Back at the front, Ticktum ♌maintained the lead once t👍he race got underway as everyone settled in behind, not wanting to go away from the racing line in a bid to make an overtake.

Tickt🌄um quickly established a comfortable lead at tไhe front of the field ahead of Vips. 

The British driver won by 4.4s and w🅘as never under threat from Vips, who finished second.

Robert Shwartzman inherited third from Liam Lawson after the Hitech driver 🎀hit the wall and sustained suspension damage, resulting in a Virtual Safety Car period.

Shwartzman didn’t have it all his own way as he had to get back past Jake Hughes into Turn 13 having lost the positionඣ in the corners prior after making a mistake.

With Zhou and Piastri not sco🌃ring, it was an important day for Shwartzman in the race for the title. 

Hu🌄ghes kept fourth ahead of Theo Pourchaire, who picked up the fastest lap of the race.

Rounding out the top 10 was Ralph Boschung, Christian Lundgaard, Richard Verschoor, Oscar Piastඣri and Lirim Zendeli.

As a result of the weather, the FIA has decided to canceဣl the second sprint races for F2 and F3.

The action will commeꦆnce on Sunday morning with the feature races for ඣthe respective categories.