Chaos in the F2 championship battle: Contender stuck on the line

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10:34, 08 Dec 2024

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

The final F2 feature race that is also championship decider in Abu Dhabi got off to a terrible start for Campos driver and Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman stalled off the line, and is a lap down already.

The French driver has been wheeled into the pit lane, and is currently a lap down. He was briefly two laps down as he returned from the pit lane just ahead of Bortolero, but he could de-lap himself.

After setting the fastest lap, Hadjar returned for a pit stop and is running in last position, hoping for a miracle. Before his pit stop, Bortoleto was leading the feature race.

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Massive disappointment for Isack 😢💔 #F2 #AbuDhabiGP

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LIGHTS OUT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDER!!!⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ DRAMA AT THE START! 😱😱😱 Gabriel Bortoleto takes the race lead into the first turn! But disaster for Isack Hadjar as he stalls and doesn't get away! #F2 #AbuDhabiGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Chaos in the F2 championship battle: Contender stuck on the line

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