F2 star Victor Martins narrowly avoids hitting fire marshal on track

Formula 2 star Victor Martins completed in eighth place on the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday however he practically had an terrible second with a fireplace marshal round a nook.

Jack Doohan’s automotive had crashed and caught fireplace and fireplace marshals jumped onto the observe to handle the blaze. As fireplace marshals extinguished the hearth, Martins didn’t decelerate below warning and practically hit one in every of them.

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Victor Martins through the Spherical 6: Monte Carlo Characteristic race of the Formulation 2 Championship at Circuit de Monaco on Could 28, 2023. (Rudy Carezzevoli – Formulation 1/Formulation Motorsport Restricted through Getty Photos)

F2 officers put the race below a crimson flag whereas marshals tended to Doohan’s car and in hopes of avoiding one other close to incident. Martins was then handed a drive through penalty for his actions.

Martins completed within the prime 10 simply forward of Jack Crawford and proper behind Roman Stanek.

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Victor Martins throughout qualifying forward of Spherical 6: Monte Carlo of the Formulation 2 Championship at Circuit de Monaco on Could 26, 2023. (Rudy Carezzevoli – Formulation 1/Formulation Motorsport Restricted through Getty Photos)

Martins moved as much as F2 after profitable the Formula 3 Championship final season. He additionally received the Formulation Renault Cup in 2020 earlier than he finally moved as much as F3. This season, he’s fifteenth within the standings.

Frederik Vesti received Sunday’s race, narrowly beating out Martins’ ART Grand Prix teammate Theo Pouchaire and Zane Maloney.

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Victor Martins after qualifying forward of Spherical 6: Monte Carlo of the Formulation 2 Championship at Circuit de Monaco on Could 26, 2023. ( Joe Portlock – Formulation 1/Formulation Motorsport Restricted through Getty Photos)

“P1 within the Characteristic Race in Monaco,” Vesti mentioned, through the F2 web site. “What a day that is and what a weekend, pole place as effectively which is sweet! We’re main the Championship as effectively, which can also be good. I wish to thank Mercedes and PREMA for the assist, the automotive is mega. Now, it’s time to maintain pushing, now we have a race weekend already subsequent week in Barcelona. Let’s proceed the shape and proceed pushing.”