Piastri secures fifth F2 pole in a row to move within touching distance of title
Piastri equals Charles Lec𒆙lerc’s record from 2017 🔴of five poles in a row.
Pole position has allowed Piastri to extend his lead in the championship to 55.5 points going into tomorrow’s first sprint race at the Ya♒s Marina Circuit.
Piastri’s cl🅺osest rival for the championship is Prema teammate Robert Shwartzman, who𝄹 qualified fourth.
Jack Doohan impressed on only his second F2 outing, qualifying on the front ☂row alongside Piastri with a superb lap in the MP Motorꦫsport.
Formula 1 bound Guanyu Zhou secured third havingꩵ briefly led the way in the dying stag♓es of qualifying.
Ralph Boschung qualified fifth in the lead Campos ahead of ART’s Theo Pourchaire🥃, who has made a speedy recovery since his dramatic shunt on the opening lap of the feature race in Saudi Arabia.
Liam Lawson, Felipe Drugovich, Dan Ticktum and Jehan Dar🌠uvala completed the top 10🅰 in qualifying.
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