Roy Nissany tops rain-disrupted final F2 test session at Barcelona

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PHM Racing by Charouz’s Roy Nissany ended the final session of Formula 2’s in-season Barcelona test on top as rain disrupted the on-track action.

The expected rain had begun to fall during the lunch break, meaning the track was wet once the pitlane opened for the afternoon running.

Only six cars had completed timed laps half an hour into the session, with Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung having been the first out on track. Trident’s Roman Stanek topped the times in the early stages with a laptime of 1m39.315s.

The rain stopped and the track started to dry out. Rodin Carlin’s Zane Maloney set a new fastest lap of 1m37.435s, with Campos’s Kush Maini and his team-mate Enzo Fittipaldi following him into the 1m37s.

Ayumu Iwasa brought out red flags at the end of the first hour of running. His DAMS team didn’t fix the rear-right tyre properly and the Red Bull junior lost it at the exit of turn five.

Action resumed and Hitech GP’s Jak Crawford was the first to opt for slick tyres, going for the soft compound. He was soon followed by his team-mate Isack Hadjar and Nissany, who lowered the pace to 1m27.654s.

The Israeli driver bettered his own fastest lap by over one second as track conditions continued to improve.

Light rain with ahead of the test’s final hour of action meant drivers returned to the garage, with little running taking place after that.

Afternoon session results