OSCAR PIASTRI SETS 5TH QUICKEST TIME IN FIA F2 TEST DEBUT

December 9, 2020
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Oscar Piastri has set the fifth quickest time on the opening day of the official FIA Formula 2 Championship post-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit.

The reigning Formula 3 Champion wasted little time becoming acclimatised to the faster F2 race cars, setting his quickest time at the two-hour mark in his HP Tuners PREMA Racing Dallara and holding onto the top spot until the final 90 minutes of the day.

Fifth place also saw Oscar immediately behind team mate Robert Shwartzman who finshed in fourth for the 2020 F2 season.

A handful of drivers managed to get an install lap in before running was brought to a halt by the Bahrain International Circuit, so that they could ensure that all the appropriate marshalling and safety support was in place. The session resumed at 1.30pm, with a new finishing time of 6.30pm and no break in-between.

Last race winner, Jehan Daruvala topped the timesheet for Carlin while Piastri was the highest placed rookie and only rookie to feature in the top 10.

F3 Champion Oscar Piastri found his feet at the two-hour mark, taking PREMA to the top of the table by five tenths, the PREMA man ended his debut in fifth as the highest placed rookie, reported the FIA F2 in a media release.

	DRIVER	TEAM	LAPTIME	LAPS
1	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:41.848	52
2	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	‘1:41.954	51
3	Louis Deletraz	MP Motorsport	1:42.251	43
4	Robert Shwartzman	PREMA Racing	1:42.253	46
5	Oscar Piastri *	PREMA Racing	1:42.424	44
6	Callum Ilott	Charouz Racing System	1:42.450	46
7	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:42.480	53
8	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:42.520	60
9	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi	1:42.718	57
10	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:42.856	53

*Rookie

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