Rafael Camara Claims Chaotic Spa F2 Pole
An ongoing stewards' investigation into Noel Leon's Raidillon spin could erase his time and alter the sprint starting order.
Overview
- Rafael Camara set a 1:56.306 to take provisional pole for the FIA F2 feature race after a disrupted qualifying session on Friday.
- The session was stopped twice by red flags when Noel Leon spun cresting Raidillon and later when Laurens van Hoepen stopped on the start/finish straight.
- Stewards have opened a post-session probe into Leon's Raidillon spin and he is listed as the sole cause of the first stoppage, which may lead to deletion of his best lap.
- Changing track conditions from damp to dry and cold supersoft tyres combined with a double-waved yellow and the clock stopping at 3:26 prevented many drivers from improving late on.
- Provisional results put Leon and Martinius Stenshorne on the sprint front row under F2's reverse-grid rule but a deleted Leon time would promote Sebastian Montoya and reshuffle weekend starting orders while officials finalise decisions.