Formula 2

F2 returned last weekend with 10 rookies, a new format and heaps of uncertainty over the pecking order. Here are the five main points from round one

Juri Vips believes he could “easily” be leading the Formula 2 standings after the opening round in Bahrain, where he ultimately failed to score any points in a luckless weekend

Guanyu Zhou feels his maiden F2 feature race win in Bahrain made up for the one he lost at the first event of 2020

Guanyu Zhou earned his maiden Formula 2 feature race victory in a thrilling third and final race of the season-opening weekend in Bahrain after passing Richard Verschoor with five laps …

Christian Lundgaard has been given back second place in the second Formula 2 sprint race in Bahrain after confusion around a 10-second penalty he served during the race

Alpine Academy driver Oscar Piastri revealed he was scared about performing his first Formula 2 pitstop in Bahrain, after winning what he described as the “craziest” race of his career

Oscar Piastri beat fellow Alpine junior Guanyu Zhou to win on his debut Formula 2 weekend in a chaotic second sprint race at Bahrain

Liam Lawson believed that fellow Red Bull junior Jehan Daruvala was going to deny him a maiden victory in the first Formula 2 race of 2021 in Bahrain

Liam Lawson claimed a debut F2 victory in the opening race of 2021, fending off fellow Red Bull-junior Jehan Daruvala in the first of two reversed-grid sprint races in Bahrain

Virtuosi Racing’s Felipe Drugovich believes that Formula 2’s format overhaul means that there will be less pressure on Saturdays for those who qualify better.

Richard Verschoor feels he could have done even better than his impressive sixth place in his debut Formula 2 qualifying session in Bahrain

Robert Shwartzman has explained what caused his car to shut down in the first qualifying session of the Formula 2 season in Bahrain, leaving him 12th on the grid

Red Bull junior Juri Vips has been disqualified from qualifying for this weekend’s Formula 2 round in Bahrain, giving Theo Pourchaire pole for Saturday’s first sprint race

Christian Lundgaard is positive for the first race of the Formula 2 season in Bahrain, despite a qualifying that ‘hurt’ him when he was beaten by Alpine Academy stable-mate Guanyu …

Guanyu Zhou topped the first Formula 2 qualifying of 2021 at Bahrain by just 0.003 seconds, while debutant David Beckmann will start the season-opening sprint race from reversed-grid pole

Virtuosi Racing’s Felipe Drugovich became the first driver to top a Formula 2 race weekend session in 2021 after coming out on top in free practice in Bahrain

Formula 2 racer Dan Ticktum will continue his role with the Williams Racing Formula 1 team this year

Oscar Piastri would be surprised if any Formula 2 driver gives up positions to secure reversed-grid pole in the championship’s new format for 2021, calling the idea ‘unsportsmanlike’

Theo Pourchaire is not concerned by the discrepancies between ART Grand Prix Formula 2 team-mates over previous seasons, believing it to be down to the driver and not the team …

Juri Vips says he “wasn’t looking forward” to F2 testing at Bahrain, but ended up enjoying his days at the circuit that hosts round one