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F2 : Wickens wins both opening rounds in Valencia

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Khatir Soltani
Emmanuel Rolland (from F2 press release)

Canadian Robert Wickens, from Ontario, won Formula 2 rounds 1 and 2, this week-end in Valencia.

Wickens, a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, has won the first F2 race to take place in 25 years after taking a commanding victory at Valencia.

Robert took the win and the points lead of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship after a flawless drive from pole position. Carlos Iaconelli was second and Kazim Vasiliauskas third. Tobias Hegewald retired after running into a slowing Andy Soucek, causing a safety car period.

On Sunday, Wickens took a lights to flag victory in the second race of the FIA Formula Two Championship. Italian Mirko Bortolotti finished in second, with Philipp Eng completing the podium placings.

Wickens leads provisional classification with 20 points, ahead of Bortolotti (11) and Iaconelli (9).
Khatir Soltani
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