Red Bull prodigy Lindblad claims his first F2 Feature Race win in Spain

11:05, 01 Jun
Updated: 11:13, 01 Jun
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Starting from pole position, Arvid Lindblad managed to claim his first ever Feature Race victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
With these 25 points, Lindblad is now in third place in the standings, five points behind Verschoor and eight points behind Alex Dunne. The McLaren junior finished in P5 on an alternative strategy and also set the fastest lap of the race.

As it happened

Starting from pole position, Lindblad got off to a decent start, and he managed to cover off Sebastian Montoya. After winning the Sprint the day before, Verschoor gained two positions on Lap 1, getting up to third place. Last year's F3 champion, Leonardo Fornaroli received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for a starting infringement.
From the Top 3 after the start, it was the MP Motorsport driver who pitted first on Lap 3, together with Browning. The young Briton had a battle into Turn 1 with Joshua Dürksen after his stop, who pitted three laps earlier. After the Paraguayan cut the corner, he was given a five-second penalty, and the two continued to lock horns in to Turn 1 later on as well.
Prema Racing and Montoya reacted to Verschoor's stop a lap later, but on warmer tyres, the Dutchman could put the Colombian under pressure. Lindblad pitted on Lap 12, and the Briton returned to the track comfortably ahead of his rivals.
Crawford and championship leader after the Sprint, Dunne, opted for the alternative strategy, and started on the hard compound.
On Lap 22, their wish of a Safety Car was almost answered, as Browning forced Ritomo Miyata wide and into the gravel trap in the Repsol corner. However, the Japanese driver could continue. Crawford eventually pitted on Lap 23, while Dunne waited for Lap 25.
On Lap 26, the Campos Racing team could once again worry, but Rafael Villagómez, who finished third during the Sprint Race yesterday, managed to stop with a mechanical issue at the right place, so the Safety Car was once again not called out.
The Safety Car itself eventually arrived on Lap 35, after Fornaroli got stuck in the gravel trap.
On the soft tyres, Crawford and Dunne managed to get up to P4 and P5 respectively during the final stage of the Feature Race.

Full Results: F2 Feature Race