Dennis Hauger tops rainy first day of Formula 2 pre-season test in Bahrain
Dennis Hauger set the fastest lap on the opening day of the FIA Formula 2 pre-season test in Bahrain interrupted by heavy rain.
Dennis Hauger was fastest in the opening day of FIA Formula 2 testing in Bahrain. (Formula Motorsport Limited)
The Norwegian MP Motorsport driver set a lap of 1:53.175 around the Sakhir circuit in the one twilight session of running on Sunday.
The first on track in the new Formula 2 machinery was DAMS Lucas Oil driver Juan Manuel Correa, with the field brought back shortly after under a red flag.
Hauger traded fastest laps with ART Grand Prix's Zak O'Sullivan on the Pirelli wet tyres, before setting the fastest lap of the day just before the halfway stage.
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The session was red flagged once again as the rain intensified, with Hauger's time unchallenged despite a burst of activity in the final hour as the track began to dry.
Barbadian Zane Maloney was second fastest for Rodin Motorsport, with Frenchman Victor Martins third for ART.
Zane Maloney was second-fastest in the wet conditions. (Formula Motorsport Limited)
Rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the most laps, with 24 tours of the Sakhir circuit in his new PREMA Racing machinery.
The FIA Formula 2 field will return for two further sessions each day on Monday and Tuesday.
