Laurens van Hoepen crashed his car into the wall at the end of the training session. The Dutchman lost control of his Trident in turn 13 of the new circuit in Madrid and then ended up stuck against the wall.
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Despite the crash, the Dutchman finished sixth. Van Hoepen was half a second behind Nikola Tsolov, who was fastest with a 1:47.059. The Bulgarian leads the championship by eleven points ahead of second place Rafael Câmara.
Ma-drift 💨
Laurens van Hoepen ends FP in the barriers, but gets away with very little damage 😅#F2 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/32hQH9Ndyf
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The Trident mechanics have a few hours to get the car fully ready again. The F2 qualifying at the Madring starts at 15:00.
When the brake zone bites back 😖
Laurens van Hoepen ended what was a positive Free Practice in the barriers after this moment at Turn 13 😢#F2 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/Ldvzdruq2N
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