Vips takes comfortable Formula 2 win in chaotic second Baku sprint race

Start꧃ing third on the grid behind Bent Viscaal and David Beckmann, Vips was unable to get ahead off the start.
Beckmann🎉 took the lead of the race with an impressive swit💦chback on Viscaal into Turn 4.
Once the first Safety Car period endedꦕ, Vips got past Viscaal into Turn 2 with a late lunge on Lap 4.
Another Safety Car was deployed shortly after whe൩n Roy Nissany hit the back of🐓 Richard Verschoor into Turn 3.
A brief Virtual Safety Car period halted Vips’ progress until Lap 11, when he finally got past Beckm⛎ann with the use of DRS into Turn 1.
The Red Bull-backed junior ran out a comfortable winner, beating Beckmann by over three secꦚonds.&🔥nbsp;
Jehan Daruvala maiꦗntained third 📖ahead of Viscaal and Robert Shwartzman.
Dan Ticktum was one of the stars of the afternoon after he was spun by Guanyu Zhou on the opening lap int🍃o Turn 1.
Ticktum was brilliant on the brakes throughout, recovering from the back to finish si🌼xth ahead of Liam Lawson and Oscar Piastri.
Theo Pourchaire was left to rue contact with Versc🅠hoor early on as he picked 🐓up wing damage on the opening lap.
Pourchaire u🍌ltimately finished ninth ahead of Felipe Drugovich in tenth.
Current points leader Zhou failed to make t💖he chequered flag and could be subject to a penalty from the stewards after his✨ contact with Ticktum on Lap 1.
🦩It was another disappointing race for Marcus Armstrong and Christian Lundga💧ard.
Armstro🦩ng crashed out on Lap 4 while battling Viscaal into Turn 4, while Lundgaard was spun at Turn 1 following the second Safety Car restart.
Click here for the full results from the second sprint race in Azerbaijan.&n꧟bsp;

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