Formula 2: Mick Schumacher gets his first win of the season at Monza



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Mick Schumacher celebrated his first victory of the season in Formula 2 and is competing again for the title. In the main race at Monza, Schumacher had a perfect start, from seventh to turn one he recovered five places. For the 21-year-old, it is the second victory in the Formula 1 substructure after success in the 2019 Budapest sprint race.

In the championship, the son of record Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher improved to third place with 131 points thanks to his seventh podium of the season. In Sunday’s sprint race (11.10am, TV: Sky), Schumacher can complete it, but due to the reverse grid rule, the German starts from eighth place.

Schumacher’s lightning start was decisive at Monza: when leader Callum Ilott (Uni-Virtuosi Racing) entered the pit lane after twelve laps, Schumacher was left out, initially taking the lead and benefiting from a catastrophic stop at Ilott, It cost the British a long time. .

However, with Schumacher’s tire change, everything went well after 13 of 30 laps. As a result, he gained his advantage over Italian Luca Ghiotto (Hitech) and ART driver Christian Lundgaard from Denmark.

With his strong performances in recent weeks, Schumacher is also positioning himself for a possible promotion to the premier class of motorsport. Recently at least test drives for Alfa Romeo were promised to the young Ferrari driver.

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