FORMULA 2
Roman Stanek (Invicta Racing) will start the feature race from pole position on Sunday having set the fastest time in qualifying this afternoon in 1’28”779, the first time the Czech has secured the number one grid slot. Alongside him will be team-mate and Drivers’ championship leader, Italy’s Leonardo Fornaroli (1’28”925). Third is the American Jak Crawford (DAMS Lucas Oil, 1’28”952) while Spain’s Josep Maria Martì (Campos Racing), tenth today in 1’29”301 will start tomorrow’s Sprint from pole position.
The Budapest weekend sees a return to having two consecutive compounds, after last year’s experiment to jump one. This means the Medium and Soft tyres are called into service for the final round before the summer break. This choice should lead to a greater variety of strategies in the Feature Race. Last year, the grid was split exactly in half between the compounds on offer, the Soft and Hard.
FORMULA 3
Brazil’s Rafael Camara (Trident) secured pole position in qualifying this afternoon with a best lap time of 1’32”510. This is the fifth pole of the season for the championship leader. He was just eight thousandths of a second quicker than Spain’s Mari Boya (Campos Racing) who will be alongside him on the front row for the Feature Race. Finland’s Tuukka Taponen (ART Grand Prix), with a time of1’32”652 while on pole in tomorrow’s Sprint will be Thailand’s Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (Campos Racing), twelfth today in 1’32”894.
The Hungarian weekend sees a softer compound than last year’s being used, with the P Zero Yellow medium chosen for the final round prior to the summer break. At the Hungaroring, drivers will have to do a good job of managing the tyres, to ensure they last to the end of the race without losing all their performance in the closing laps. This issue could also arise if they stress one of the two axles too much.
