Jack Doohan has lost the third place he qualified in for this weekend’s Formula 2 feature race after his car failed a technical check.
Five other Formula 2 drivers have been given grid penalties following today’s qualifying session.
Doohan, who took third on the grid with a late, rapid lap, was disqualified entirely from the session as officials were unable to obtain the required 0.8 litre fuel sample from his car. He has been given permission to start both the sprint and feature races from the back of the grid.
Several drivers were forced to abandon laps late in the session due to fuel shortages. F2 teams are not allowed to refuel their cars during qualifying and a series of red flag interruptions meant several drivers found themselves running out. Doohan’s Virtuosi team asked for this to be considered in mitigation.
However the stewards’ report said that they “acknowledge the team manager’s statement that this was an unusual session in terms of the number of red flags…