Drugovich wins, Armstrong 7th in Bahrain F2 Feature race

Felipe Drugovich took his third FIA Formula 2 Championship win of the season in Sakhir, and his first on a Saturday, as he stormed to victory in the Feature Race. The MP Motorsport rookie is now tied for most wins in 2020, as he finished with a solid 14.8s advantage over polesitter Callum Ilott.

Having qualified fourth, Kiwi Marcus Armstrong finished seventh.

Ilott continued to chip away at Schumacher’s lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship, slicing it down to just 12-points with three races to go. Starting from 10th, the German produced a sterling recovery drive to fourth, but an 11th podium proved an overtake too far, with Daruvala resiliently taking third to score a maiden podium in F2.

The drive of the day belonged to Daruvala’s teammate, Yuki Tsunoda. The Red Bull junior began the afternoon at the back of the grid, but magnificently made his way up to sixth, behind Nikita Mazepin.