The Colombian Pilot of Prema Racing starred in one of the largest comeback of the year in Formula 2, starting from the bottom of the grill and crossing the goal in fourth position in the Red Bull Ring.
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Richard Verschoor shone on the Red Bull Ring and placed himself as the new leader of the Formula 2 pilot championship after adding his third victory of the season. The Dutch pilot, at MP Motorsport's wheel, started from third place and took advantage of his rhythm and career circumstances to cross the goal first in Sunday's main test.
The triumph of verse not only consolidates his candidacy for the title, but also reflects the solidity he has shown throughout the first seven rounds of the year. After overcoming direct rivals such as Victor Martins and Alexander Dunne, the Dutchman took the leadership of the classification with 114 points, closely followed by Dunne (108). Jak Crawford (85), Leonardo Fornaroli (83) and Luke Browning (81) complete the provisional top.
Montoya, protagonist of the fight from behind
The weekend in Spielberg also left the name of Sebastián Montoya in the headlines thanks to two comeback races that allowed him to rescue important points. In the injured Saturday Race on Saturday, the Colombian pilot of Prema Racing started eleventh and fell to the fifteenth place after a bad exit. However, the race was interrupted by a strong multiple accident that forced the red flag.
After the resumption, Montoya recovered positions with key overtaking about Ritome Miyata, Alexander Dunne and Victor Martins, placing himself ninth. The great blow of effect came in the last lap, when a new accident involved four pilots that rolled ahead, allowing the Colombian to cross the goal in fifth position.
“It was a fairly moved race, very in the style of Formula 2,” summarized Montoya, which positively valued the result: “happy with the points, another top five.”
In the main race, Montoya showed determination again despite the bottom of the grill due to mechanical problems. During the second half of the test, the Colombian pilot advanced Kush Maini in Tour 22, although both still had the mandatory stop. In the last laps, Montoya surpassed Browning in curve 10, taking advantage of an alternative strategy and added a fifth since it reinforces its position in the general classification.
On Sunday he also witnessed a great row of Browning, who after leaving 17º came to be fifth thanks to the effective use of the DRS and an intelligent management of the race.
In its first full year in Formula 2, Montoya occupies the eighth position in the championship. He acknowledges that only Baréin's weekend was really complicated in terms of rhythm, while in the rest of the rounds, especially after the return to Europe, the team and the pilot have taken a step forward: “We have been working hard from both sides, and has been reflected in the results.”
With verse settled in the lead and several pilots such as Dunne, Crawford and Fornaroli on the prowl, Formula 2's 20th season promises to remain loaded with emotion. For its part, Sebastián Montoya will continue to seek consistency and new podiums to climb positions in the classification.
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