Liam Lawson won the Formula 2 sprint race in Saudi Arabia, after a mix up under Safety Car cost Dennis Hauger the lead of the race.
More than half the laps were conducted behind the Safety Car, with Lawson taking the lead from Calan Williams after previous leader Hauger mistakenly drove through the pitlane under Safety Car conditions having been told by his team to do so.
Before the lights went out, Hauger had been set to start from the partially-reversed-grid pole, with Jake Hughes having been adjusted to second after other drivers’ penalties had been applied. Behind them, Calan Williams and Ayumu Iwasa lined up on the second row.
Hauger got an excellent start, followed by Williams, while Jake Hughes fell down the order, being pipped to third by Ayumu Iwasa by turn two. Hughes, however, was able to fight back and reclaimed the place going around the inside of turn 27, before the end of lap one.
A Safety Car was called on lap two, when Amaury Cordeel struck the barrier on the exit of…