Red Bull F1 junior Juri Vips claims Imola F2 pole in wet conditions
The Est🌳onian was the man to beat through tricky conditions in qualifying at Imola, heading the timesheets for much of the session.
Wet conditions and severa𒁃l red flag stoppages didn't stop Vips, who will be eyeing a promotion to AlphaTauri for 202💙3.
Vips' 1m40.221s 𒈔proved to be untouchable as he took to the timesheets as the light faded at Imolaꦍ.
With the delays to F1 qualifying and red flags in F2, the sun was quickly settin༒g making visibility difficult for the drivers.
It was Vips' first pole position of the year a💧s he looks to close in on current points leader Felipe Drugovich.&ওnbsp;
Vips is currently 15 points behind 𒅌the Brazilian, who qualified 12ꦏth.
Behind Vips ⛎was Ayumu Iwasa in the DAMS, with Jack꧃ Doohan completing the top three.
Ralph Boschung was fourth for Campos ahead of De꧒nnis Hauger, while Roy Nissany impressed with sixth.
Theo Pourchaire only managed seven💖th ahead of Jehan Daruvala, Marcus Armstrong and Logan Sargeant.
David Beckmann was a solid 11th on his return, repla♓cing the injured Ce🌠m Bölükbaşı.
Completing the top 15 were Drugovich, 💮Clement Novalak, Liam Lawson and E𒆙nzo Fittipaldi.
Olli Caldwell caused the first red f൲lag of the session after an off at Turn 3 in the early phase of qualifying.
He will start from 21st on the grid.
Click he💦re for the full FIA F2 qualifying results from Imola
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