Oscar Piastri extends F2 points lead with pole at Monza

After a lengthy break, F2💎 action is back on our screens as the 22-man field tackles the iconic 'Temple of Speed' in Italy.
Piastri reigned supreme inཧ qualifying, with his 1m32.199s enough to take his second pole position of the season.
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Jehan Daruvala qualified an excellent sℱecond for Carliꦡn, consistently quick in the opening part of the lap.
Guanyu Zhou was third and he remains Piastri's nearest rival for theꦓ title this year.
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Liam Lawson was the lead Hitech Grand Prix driver in fourth, while Felipe Drugovich made it two🌺 UNI-Virtuosi cars in the top five.
Ralph Boschung was only sixth for Campoꦰs, having been second after the first qualifying runs.
Theo Pourchaire, Dan Tickt🃏um, Juri Vips and Davᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚid Beckmann rounded out the top 10.
It was Beckmann's🦹 first out🐬ing for Campos, having been replaced by Charouz due to financial reasons.
R✅obert Shwartzman struggled for pace throughout qualifying with the Ferrari junior set to start from 12th ✅after Jake Hughes had his lap deleted, having qualified 11th initially.

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