Red Bull F1 junior Lawson tops second day of F2 testing in Bahrain

The Carlin driver ended the day nearly half a secon📖ℱd clear of Campos Racing's Ralph Boschung as the temperatures dropped in the evening session at Sakhir.
Lawson took to the top of 🍨the timesheets with just 20 minutes to go, with his 1m41.623💦s a fine effort to take top spot on the second day.
Boschung had taken P1 momentarily before Lawson, finishing🅘 second on the timesheet📖s come the chequered flag.
ART Grand Prix's Theo Pourchaire completed the top three after setting ౠan identical lap time to Boschung.
The day ꦅwas ultimately disrupted by five red flags - three in the mor♛ning and two in the afternoon.
Van Amersfoort Racing's Amaury Cordeel caused two red flags, stopping at Turn 8 and then Turn 7 later in 🌄the session.
DAMS rookie Ayumu ꧂Iwasa caused the second stoppage at Turn 2 shortly after Cordeel's first.
The interruptions 🌳continued into the afternoon with Marcus Armstrong clipping the barrier at Turn 8, while the session was then stopped again shortly after d♌ue to some repairs on track.
With Lawson, Boschung a𝄹nd Pourchaire completing the top three on day two, Williams F1 academy driver continued his strong form with fourth in the second Carlin.
Jack Doohan completed the top five ahe🐼ad of teammate Marin෴o Sato.
Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti, Felipe Drugovich, Jehan Daruvala♚ and Richard Verschoor rounded ou⛦t the top 10.

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