P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Gabriel Bortoleto will start ahead of his title rival Isack Hadjar for the Abu Dhabi Feature race after Victor Martins set the fastest lap in Formula 2 Qualifying.
“Bortoleto was the quickest among the championship contenders, with Paul Aron securing third place in his Hitech car. Hadjar qualified in fourth but will start ahead of Bortoleto in Saturday’s Sprint race. Victor Martins set the early benchmark with a time of 1:36.245, followed closely by Aron. Bortoleto positioned himself between the two, with Hadjar only managing 14th place on his first lap. On their second attempts, Martins improved to pole position with a time of 1:35.745. Aron and Bortoleto also showed strong performances, with Bortoleto narrowly missing out on pole position by 0.035s.”