F2 World Title Gets Wind up with Team Abu Dhabis Al Qemzi Victory in Italy

Team Abu Dhabis Rashed Al Qemzi has has made a noteworthy stride towards a second UIM F2 World Championship title after an emphatic victory in the Grand Prix of Italy.

The 2017 champion extended his lead in this years series to 30 points over Dutchman Ferdinand Zandbergen with an ordering execution in Brindisi where he ruled proceedings over two days.

Al Qemzi will presently aim to clinch the world title during the Grand Prix of Portugal in Ribadouro on September 13-15, in spite of the fact that he could be continued holding up until the final round in Abu Dhabi on December 5-7.

The Emirati driver followed up his opening round victory in Lithuania and second place in Norway with another noteworthy performance in Italy where he appeared to be in control from the official practice session when he set the pace.

Al Qemzi then secured his third successive pole position in qualifying and went on to claim his second Grand Prix victory of the season, shrugging off a yellow flag re-start to win by almost four seconds from Swedens Ola Pettersson.

After the yellow flag my adrenalin was flowing as the pressure was back on me, especially as this was a very short circuit, said Al Qemzi. But I recaptured the lead and felt comfortable after that and just focused on staying ahead.

Team Abu Dhabis Rashed Al Tayer, who had been seeking for a change in fortunes after qualifying in seventh place, went out after suffering engine problems and then hitting a race buoy.

The circuit was actually too crowded for a circuit just 1650 metres long, said Al Tayer. Nobody can reach a good speed when its like that and the race ought to be limited to 15 boats.