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Formula 2: Matsushita claims Baku pole position

Nobuharu Matsushita brought home his second and Carlin’s third ever F2 pole position in today’s FIA Formula 2 Qualifying, at Baku, Azerbaijan. The Japanese driver sealed top spot with a time of 1:54.555, to finish ahead of ART Grand Prix’s Nyck De Vries and UNI-Virtuosi’s Luca Ghiotto. The heat had risen to 19 degrees Celsius as the driver’s hit the Baku City Circuit on Supersoft Pirelli tyres. However, the cars had barely touched the track when the session was red flagged after Sean Gelael stopped between Turns 7 and 8. His the front right brake disk caught on fire but was quickly extinguished by the marshals. The Indonesian managed to return to the pitlane and stepped out of...
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