Formula 2 took to the streets of Monaco for its fifth round of the 2024 season, with rookies Taylor Barnard and Zak O’Sullivan emerging as first-time race winners. Feeder Series analyses the main talking points of the weekend.  By Martin Lloyd Track action in Monaco was spread out over four days rather than the customary three, and the first two days provided drama of their own. Thursday’s practice session took place in damp conditions, while Friday’s split qualifying sessions – the first dry-weather running drivers got – included a hair-raising near-collision between Ritomo Miyata a ..read more

Zak O’Sullivan pulled off a “1 in 1000 chance” victory in the Formula 2 feature race, beating Isack Hadjar and Paul Aron to the podium’s top step. Feeder Series caught up with the three drivers after the dramatic race. By Steven Walton Isack Hadjar was in prime position to win the Monaco feature race when he passed effective race leader Richard Verschoor on Lap 25. But victory slipped from Hadjar’s grasp with three laps to go when Joshua Dürksen crashed into Zane Maloney, causing yellow flags and triggering a virtual safety car. This was a gift for race leader O’Sullivan, who started down in 1 ..read more

Taylor Barnard scored his first points in Formula 2 with a faultless drive to victory in Monaco’s sprint race. Afterwards, he told Feeder Series that last month’s in-season test helped his team to turn their car around. By Steven Walton Barnard started the sprint race from reverse grid pole position after finishing tenth during qualifying on Friday. Despite a big lockup at the first corner, he held the lead at the start and looked comfortable out front. He never relinquished the lead despite interruptions to the race, which included three safety cars, a virtual safety car and a red flag, which ..read more

Richard Verschoor will start a Formula 2 feature race from pole position for the first time after setting the fastest lap around Monaco during Friday qualifying. By Steven Walton Verschoor was part of the first group of F2 cars that ran during Monaco’s unique two-group qualifying format. The first 15-minute session featured the drivers with even numbers on their cars. It was an uninterrupted session and Verschoor set the quickest lap ahead of Imola feature race winner, Isack Hadjar. The second session was stopped after five minutes when Van Amersfoort Racing driver Rafael Villagómez hit the ba ..read more

Franco Colapinto pulled off a daring and dramatic last-lap overtake to seize his first Formula 2 race win in Imola. Now, the Argentinian driver reveals to Feeder Series the breakthrough result came after a change in technique and an in-season test where he got more comfortable in the car. By Steven Walton Franco Colapinto joined MP Motorsport in F2 for 2024 after a fourth-place finish in Formula 3 last year. Before the round in Imola, the Argentinian driver and Williams Driver Academy member had endured an inconsistent and unnoteworthy start to life in the series. He had only scored points twi ..read more

Formula 2’s championship battle heated up in Imola, with several drivers gaining ground on Zane Maloney, who has been the points leader since the first round. Feeder Series analyses the five big takeaways from F2’s first round on European soil. By Steven Walton 1. Hadjar and Aron close in on Maloney Campos driver Isack Hadjar ate into Zane Maloney’s championship advantage with his flawless run to victory in the Imola feature race. With 25 points for the win, Hadjar now sits third in the championship standings, four points behind Paul Aron and nine points behind Maloney. Maloney had a race to f ..read more

Joshua Dürksen starred in the Formula 2 feature race at Imola, securing a surprise third place behind Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto. After the session, he spoke to Feeder Series and other selected media at a press conference. By Martin Lloyd Friday’s result represented Dürksen’s best qualifying since he qualified third in Italian F4 at Monza in 2021. In that time, he completed two seasons in FRECA without a top-five start. The 20-year-old told Feeder Series that he was ecstatic with the result.   “Yeah I’m really pleased, I guess the team as well because last year they couldn’t ..read more

Isack Hadjar successfully held off Gabriel Bortoleto at Imola, winning his second consecutive Formula 2 feature race in the process. After the race, Hadjar spoke to Feeder Series and selected media at a press conference. By Martin Lloyd The Frenchman started the race from third on the grid, behind polesitter Bortoleto and Ollie Bearman. Bortoleto was swallowed up after a poor start, falling behind Hadjar and Bearman as well as AIX Racing’s Joshua Dürksen. Bearman settled into the lead for the opening stint, before the leading runners, all starting on the super-soft tyre, pitted at the end of L ..read more

Franco Colapinto took his first Formula 2 victory at Imola on Saturday, taking the sprint race win from Paul Aron on the final lap. After the race, Colapinto spoke to Feeder Series and selected media in a press conference. By Martin Lloyd The race began with Aron passing Colapinto and his Hitech teammate, Amaury Cordeel. Having started from third on the grid, the Estonian now led, while chaos ensued behind the top trio. Five cars were eliminated in an incident before Turn 2, which began with a collision between Isack Hadjar and Roman Staněk. Having started fourth and seventh respectively, the ..read more

Ollie Bearman will be aiming to kickstart his Formula 2 season as the championship moves onto Imola this weekend. He and Franco Colapinto spoke to Feeder Series and selected media on the eve of the Emilia-Romagna round. By Martin Lloyd The Prema driver had to withdraw from the second round of F2 in Jeddah to replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Formula 1, and this contributed to a failure to score in five of the first six rounds of the F2 season. Consequently, the Briton needs to improve on his current total of two points as the season moves into Europe for the first time. Nonetheless, Bearman t ..read more