Sebastian Montoya handed PREMA Racing a front row starting position for the FIA Formula 2 Championship Feature Race at Imola. The Colombian, who was competitive throughout the whole session, posted a fastest lap to P2 using his second set of new tyres.
While the session was red-flagged and not resumed despite several minutes left on the clock, preventing him from fighting for pole, Montoya will have a solid position for his first F2 starts at Imola.
Unfortunately, Garbriele Minì could only achieve P15. The Italian had a troubled first run as he couldn't find confidence in the grip of his racecar. After making a setup change to solve the issue, the team couldn't go back to the track, as the session was not restarted following a contact.
#9 SEBASTIAN MONTOYA
"Really happy with today's qualifying. It was pretty good, and I had more lap time to chase in my second lap, so I was looking forward to what I could do after the red flag. Still, I'll take P2 any day. Happy to get a good result with all the work we have been doing. I like this track a lot, and starting on the front row in my first Formula 2 feature race here, I really can't complain. I look forward to the rest of the weekend, We'll keep working and maximize the qualifying result."
#10 GABRIELE MINÌ
"Just finished qualifying, of course not where we wanted to be. We started really on the back foot for the first run, and I made a small mistake on the first lap, so I tried to abort it and push for the second, but we were quite off the pace. We got massively compromised for our second run in the warm-up up and I just struggled with grip. We tried to make a big change with the red flags, but sadly, we didn't get to restart. It's a shame, we will try to recover in the races."