The first Formula 2 Feature Race of 2025 was cancelled after significant rainfall in Melbourne prevented any action to take place.
ART’s Victor Martins was hopeful of kickstarting the F2 season having landed pole position on Friday, but the elements took over.
With the prior Formula 3 Feature Race having been brought to an early conclusion due to the conditions, it seemed unlikely that any racing would take place.
The first delay was initially thought to be caused by Richard Verschoor’s MP Motorsport having a technical issue, but a few minutes later, the formation lap began.
However, the next delay would be announced by race control before the Safety Car had brought the field round.
The next formation lap began over half-an-hour later, with the laps now turning into ‘time remaining’, 16 minutes to be precise.
But with Verschoor’s team-mate Oliver Goethe spinning midway through the formation lap, it seemed that the race would be curtailed again.
It was, and race control was to then quickly announce the cancellation of the race, with the rain continuing to fall and time now rapidly running out.
With no points being given, F2 will arrive in Bahrain next month with Joshua Duerksen championship leader after his Sprint Race victory on Saturday, with last year’s F3 title-winner Leonardo Fornaroli second and Britain’s Luke Browning third.
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