Formula Two press release
The first official FIA Formula Two Championship test has concluded at Snetterton, with Canadian Rob Wickens finishing the day at the top of the timesheets with a time of 59.433s.
Wickens' flying lap, which was set deep into the afternoon session, was nearly bettered immediately afterwards by fellow Red Bull junior driver Mirko Bortolotti, but the Italian missed out by just 0.168s.
"It was a good reward and a good way to end the first test day of testing," Wickens from Toronto, Canada stated, "but ultimately it's only the first day of a long season. I really enjoyed it and I felt very comfortable in the car. The competition is very tight. I was surprised at one point when I was only three tenths off the best time, but I was way down in the overall positions. It's definitely what you can expect from the whole season and I think it should be good."
Six other drivers dipped below the one-minute mark, with Formula Palmer Audi graduate Alex Brundle ending up third quickest.
Official test times - Snetterton 6 May
1. Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull, Lukoil 59.433s
2. Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 59.601s +0.168
3. Alex BRUNDLE GBR SEN, GAC, Nasstar 59.655s + 0.222
4. Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 59.763s +0.330
5. Philipp ENG Aut 59.963s +0.530
6. Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 59.970s +0.537
7. Julien JOUSSE FRA E.Leclerc 59.974s +0.541
8. Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi 1:00.070s +0.637
9. Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull, Lukoil 1:00.147s +0.714
10. Tobias HEGEWALD GER Hegewald 1:00.164s +0.731
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The first official FIA Formula Two Championship test has concluded at Snetterton, with Canadian Rob Wickens finishing the day at the top of the timesheets with a time of 59.433s.
Wickens' flying lap, which was set deep into the afternoon session, was nearly bettered immediately afterwards by fellow Red Bull junior driver Mirko Bortolotti, but the Italian missed out by just 0.168s.
"It was a good reward and a good way to end the first test day of testing," Wickens from Toronto, Canada stated, "but ultimately it's only the first day of a long season. I really enjoyed it and I felt very comfortable in the car. The competition is very tight. I was surprised at one point when I was only three tenths off the best time, but I was way down in the overall positions. It's definitely what you can expect from the whole season and I think it should be good."
Six other drivers dipped below the one-minute mark, with Formula Palmer Audi graduate Alex Brundle ending up third quickest.
Official test times - Snetterton 6 May
1. Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull, Lukoil 59.433s
2. Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 59.601s +0.168
3. Alex BRUNDLE GBR SEN, GAC, Nasstar 59.655s + 0.222
4. Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 59.763s +0.330
5. Philipp ENG Aut 59.963s +0.530
6. Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 59.970s +0.537
7. Julien JOUSSE FRA E.Leclerc 59.974s +0.541
8. Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi 1:00.070s +0.637
9. Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull, Lukoil 1:00.147s +0.714
10. Tobias HEGEWALD GER Hegewald 1:00.164s +0.731
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