Gabriel Bortoleto (BRA, Invicta Racing)
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
McLaren junior Gabriel Bortoleto went from last to first to clinch the second F2 victory of his rookie campaign and heap pressure on points leader Isack Hadjar, who failed to score across the Monza weekend.
Having ended his qualifying session in the gravel, Bortoleto (Invicta) lined up at the back of the grid for both races but, after finishing in a dead heat for eighth on Saturday, he completed an unlikely comeback drive with relative ease on Sunday.
The Brazilian had remained on the track for a lap longer than the majority of those on the regular strategy of starting on the supersoft tyres, but was aided by a safety car moments before he stopped.
Losing less time in the pits as a result, he returned to the track in the net race lead and, showing his class in clean air, he eventually took the flag by over 8.5 seconds.
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Source: Autosport