Tobias Hegewald is the star of Spa
Two dominant wins in a row for young German
Tobias Hegewald has won his second race of the weekend at
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, after another superb lights-to-flag
victory this afternoon (Sunday).
The German driver got a good start and went on to extend his
lead by around half a second per lap; he eventually won the race by
more than seven seconds. Andy Soucek took second place, ahead of
Robert Wickens. "It has been an amazing weekend - I was
fastest in every session and I came away with maximum points - I'm
very, very happy," said Hegewald. "The race was not easy at
the start because my car felt nervous, but I took the win and now I
can allow myself to focus on fighting for the championship."
Andy Soucek claimed second after seeing off the attentions of
Robert Wickens midway through the 15 lap contest. "I knew I could
make a good start and hopefully overtake Tobias, but he has had a
perfect weekend with no mistakes at all." commented the
Spaniard. "The most I could do was brake a little bit later
than Robert and get second which is good for the championship - I
recovered from my penalty yesterday and I am again leading it.
Hopefully Tobias will not have the same weekend at Brands
Hatch!"
Wickens completed the podium - the Red Bull-backed
Canadian's car had to be repaired overnight following heavy damage
sustained in a startline shunt yesterday, but showed no ill-effects
when he battled past Alex Brundle at Eau Rouge on the first lap.
Having initially lost third position to the young Briton at La
Source, Wickens responded with a banzai move at the legendary
corner. He went on to pressure Soucek, before settling for third
and six championship points. "I'm happy to be back on the podium
but definitely need to do better at Brands Hatch," noted
Wickens. "Another six points doesn't hurt but obviously I
would have rather got four more, but it's still a long year."
Miloš Pavlović took fourth after passing Alex Brundle
on lap 11. Julien Jousse also attacked Brundle in the closing
stages, but was unable to make a move stick. Kazim Vasiliauskas
took seventh after a fantastic move past Mikhail Aleshin, the
Lithuanian getting a great run across the start/finish line
and completing the move on the inside at La Source.
Aleshin clinched the final point, ahead of his Red Bull Junior
colleague Mirko Bortolotti. Carlos Iaconelli rounded out the top
ten.
Jolyon Palmer and Jack Clarke both retired on the first lap after
an ambitious move by Clarke at turn 7 resulted in a collision.
Henry Surtees was also forced to retire after being hit
by Germán Sánchez at the entry to Eau Rouge on
lap 3. Sanchez was able to continue but eventually pulled into the
pits on lap 14.
Hegewald, though, was never threatened on his way to a dominant
win. The German driver has topped all six sessions at Spa this
weekend. Soucek has returned to the top of the overall standings -
two points ahead of Wickens and three ahead of Jousse. 'Star of
Spa' Tobias Hegewald is now fourth in the championship, just six
points off the lead. "I have 22 points, which is not very far
from the top, and I'm really keen to win it if I
can," concluded the double race winner. "Spa is my
favourite track and I love driving here - the weekend has been just
perfect!"
FIA Formula Two Championship Round 6 Results - Spa,
Belgium:
1. Tobias Hegewald, 15 laps
2. Andy Soucek, +6.855
3. Robert Wickens, +8.878
4. Miloš Pavlović, +14.977
5. Alex Brundle, +17.638
6. Julien Jousse, +18.158
7. Kazim Vasiliauskas, +19.601
8. Mikhail Aleshin, +20.451
9. Mirko Bortolotti, +21.111
10. Carlos Iaconelli, +27.803
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