Oliver Bearman has won today's Formula 2 sprint race after several race leaders were involved in collisions or crashed out. F2 AzerbaijanGP
The Ferrari Academy driver lined up ninth for Saturday’s sprint, having bagged pole for the feature race in qualifying on Friday, carving his way through the field and avoiding chaos to find himself fourth.
Just half the field saw the chequered flag, with chaos from the very start as ART driver Martins made contact with Zane Maloney off the line, the pair having lined up second and third. Vesti made it past Crawford for fourth on lap three as Bearman passed Enzo Fittipaldi for seventh at Turn 4, while further back 2022 championship runner-up Theo Pourchaire passed Campos driver Ralph Boschung for sixth at Turn 3. Moments later, Boschung stopped on track at the exit of Turn 11, prompting the first safety car.Racing resumed on lap six, with Vesti closing in on Daruvala, before two laps later Bearman passed Pourchaire for sixth on the run down to Turn 1.
Racing resumed two laps from the end, with chaos ensuing, as both Hauger and Martins clipped the wall at the exit of Turn 1. The pair remained firmly planted before Bearman nudged Daruvala into Martins, the Indian driver becoming wedged underneath Martins’ ART car.
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