Report: Tough Lusail weekend ends with a point
Luke slips out of title contention at the penultimate round
Published
30 NOV 2025
Est. reading time
2 min
Luke’s F2 Championship hopes came to an end in Qatar after a tricky weekend saw him leave with one more point added to his tally.
After Qualifying P18, the 23-year-old Brit had an uphill battle in both the Sprint and Feature Race if he wanted to score points.
In the 23-lap Sprint, progress was tough and Luke eventually had to settle for P17 in a race that was all about tyre management.
For the Feature Race, strategic options were open thanks to the mandatory stop, with Luke opting to run the alternative strategy – starting on the harder compound, running long into the race before fitting the softer compound for a late charge.
Luke had a clean getaway, and by the time those running the more traditional soft-to-hard strategy had stopped, he found himself in the top five.
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The Hitech TGR cars were clearly kinder on their tyres than those around them, as Luke was able to make a pair of moves to take P3, whilst teammate Dino Beganovic – also on the alternate strategy – was able to open up the gap at the front.
What would help both was a Safety Car intervention towards the closing laps, allowing them to take a cheaper stop and return at the sharp end fully in the fight.
The Safety Car would make an appearance, however it came midway through the race – not allowing Luke to take full advantage.
Opting to stay out, it was a short SC deployment and the pack hadn’t bunched right up. Luke, now in P2, could keep extending with the lower points-paying positions very much up for grabs.
When Luke did stop at the end of Lap 29, he rejoined in P10 – securing one more point to his 2025 tally.
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