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    Matsushita the unexpected winner of frantic feature bout

    Aug 20, 2020 3 minutes
    JOSH SUTTILL

    FIA FORMULA 2

    BARCELONA (ESP)

    15-16 AUGUST

    ROUND 6

    Ferrari junior Callum Ilott was heading towards what appeared to be a second successive dominant FIA Formula 2 Championship feature race win for Virtuosi Racing before two late safety-car periods turned the contest on its head. This enabled Nobuharu Matsushita, who had started from 18th on the Barcelona grid, to claim victory in a dramatic race.

    Ilott, who had picked up his third pole in four events, slipped to second at the start as title rival Robert Shwartzman

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