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  • Jehan to race for MP Motorsport in his fourth Formula 2 season

    India’s Jehan Daruvala will race for reigning champions MP Motorsport in his fourth season within the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

    The 24-year-old will drive alongside Norwegian Dennis Hauger, his Prema Racing teammate from final yr.

    Having completed seventh prior to now two seasons and twelfth in his debut yr, Jehan has produced some spectacular performances alongside the way in which however has not accomplished sufficient to graduate to Formula 1.

    He has additionally been dropped from the Red Bull Junior Driver program after three seasons.

    Jehan will mix his F2 marketing campaign together with his Formula E position with Indian producer Mahindra Racing, who introduced him as their reserve driver in November.

    Jehan, a four-time Formula 2 winner, obtained his first style of MP Motorsport equipment within the post-season take a look at in Abu Dhabi in November final yr.

    He was instantly on the tempo, setting the second-quickest time on the second day of the three-day take a look at, and likewise gelled effectively with the group’s mechanics and engineers.

    “I’m extraordinarily excited to be racing for MP Motorsport. The group has progressed tremendously and impressed the whole F2 discipline with their performances final yr.

    “They showed consistent front-running pace, wrapped up both the drivers’ and team titles and go into the 2023 season as the team to beat. I am confident Dennis and I can build on that success and lead the team to more race wins, podiums and, hopefully, championship glory in 2023,” stated the Mumbai-born driver.

    Headquartered within the Netherlands, MP Motorsport grew to become solely the second group in Formula 2 historical past to realize a double title in 2022. The outfit chalked up 5 races wins with championship winner Felipe Drugovich and likewise scored seven additional podiums.

  • Jehan Daruvala secures maiden podium in Monaco

    India’s Jehan Daruvala took his fourth podium of the Formula 2 season with a second-placed end on the iconic Monaco avenue observe.

    The 23-year-old chalked up the landmark outcome, his eleventh Formula 2 podium, in Saturday’s dash race.

    The Prema Racing driver had lined up third on the grid. He acquired a very good getaway however needed to take avoiding motion to dodge stalled pole-sitter Jake Hughes which allowed group mate Dennis Hauger into the lead.

    Jehan slotted into second and gave chase however was unable to discover a well beyond on the twisting streets of the Principality, infamous for being tough to overhaul on, with the highest six, besides Hughes, ending within the order by which they began.

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    Still, Jehan took house his first Monaco podium, the Red Bull-backed racer going as much as the hallowed Royal Box to obtain his trophy.

    Jehan adopted up his dash podium with a points-scoring end in Sunday’s characteristic race.

    He began eighth however was squeezed into the wall initially.

    He opted for the same technique to the one he utilized in Saudi Arabia, the place he went from 14th to 3rd, selecting to begin on the softer tyre and cease early.

    But an inopportune security automotive allowed these working additional up the sphere to financial institution a ‘free’ pit-stop. That denied drivers like Jehan, who had stopped early and have been closing the hole to rivals scheduled to pit later, the prospect to vault previous them by means of the stops.

    Still Jehan as soon as once more confirmed his racing nous and made up floor with a perfectly-timed dive up the within of Calan Williams into the Tabac nook. He completed eighth.

    “Standing on the rostrum in Monaco is a dream come true for any driver. It would’ve been nice to win the race however overtaking round right here is rarely simple.

    “I’m really happy with the pace we had over the weekend – we were as quick as anyone out there. The feature race was pretty straightforward but I managed to pull off a good move, that was fun,” mentioned Jehan.

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    Jehan, a three-time winner in Formula 2, stays third within the total drivers’ standings.

    The subsequent race will happen in two week’s time in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, one other difficult avenue circuit.

  • Saudi Arabian GP: Jehan Daruvala claims second podium of F2 season

    Indian racer Jehan Daruvala claimed his second podium of the season by ending third within the Formula 2 Feature race, held on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

    Jehan raced brilliantly after ranging from the 14th place on the grid on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday.

    Sunday’s podium heroes! 🇧🇷🇳🇱🇮🇳#SaudiArabianGP #F2 pic.twitter.com/N80bCzDrHe

    — Formula 2 (@Formula2) March 27, 2022

    The 23-year-old from Mumbai, started his weekend on the again foot after a mechanical subject hampered his qualifying spherical.

    But the Red Bull-backed racer used a mixture of race craft, technique and tyre administration to claw his method up the ladder.

    Storming transfer from @DaruvalaJehan on his strategy to P3 📈#SaudiArabianGP #F2 pic.twitter.com/BJOpYPEnTv

    — Formula 2 (@Formula2) March 27, 2022

    “It’s very satisfying. Coming into this weekend I knew Prema (Racing) had a really good car. I was really down after qualifying. But once we discovered that our lack of pace was down to a mechanical issue, it made me believe again,” Jehan, who races for the Italian workforce, stated.

    “It was good damage limitation and honestly third was probably the maximum we could have had today (Sunday).”

    Sitting comfortably, @DaruvalaJehan? 😅#SaudiArabianGP #F2 pic.twitter.com/dCtfpucVPf

    — Formula 2 (@Formula2) March 27, 2022

    Jehan, who went from thirteenth to seventh in Saturday’s dash race, earned his ninth podium in F2 with a mature drive.

    He handed two automobiles off the road firstly, pulled off a daring cross across the exterior of three automobiles on Turn 1 at one stage, and swept previous fellow Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa on the start-finish straight.

    He timed his lone pit cease to perfection and used all his expertise to maintain his tempo up, looking down and passing Marcus Armstrong whereas managing tyre put on over a protracted second stint on the tougher tyre.

    Jehan now heads to historic Imola for the subsequent spherical of the season which is able to happen from April 22-24.

  • Jehan Daruvala begins F2 season on a excessive notice, clinches second place

    India’s Jehan Daruvala started his 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship marketing campaign on a brilliant notice, clinching second place in Race 1 through the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend on Sunday.
    Jehan confirmed his mettle within the second race too, climbing from eleventh to fourth after a superb run, however missed a second straight podium end by a whisker.

    Your first podium of 2021 🏆
    🇳🇿 Liam Lawson 🥇🇮🇳 Jehan Daruvala 🥈🇩🇪 David Beckmann 🥉#BahrainGP 🇧🇭 #F2 pic.twitter.com/nISYO0haal
    — Formula 2 (@Formula2) March 27, 2021
    In the ultimate race, he began at sixth and though he did transfer up and down the order, he needed to accept a sixth place end that put him third within the factors standings, after Round 1 of 8.
    “I kept out of trouble at the start of Race 1, and then made sensible moves up the order. Both Lawson and I had similar pace towards the end, but it was difficult to pass. It’s good to start the season with a podium,” the Red Bull Racing Junior driver stated after his victory.
    “I enjoyed Race 2 too, with the amount of overtaking in the last few laps. Unfortunately, I flat spotted my set of soft tyres, causing severe vibrations that seriously compromised race 3 for me,” added Jehan.
    Earlier, Jehan certified sixth out of twenty-two racers on the grid however began on P5, owing to the reverse grid rule for the opening race. He started neatly, overtaking the automotive forward go him to maneuver into fourth place.
    Jehan then drove intelligently, staying simply behind the pack, with out pushing laborious to guard his tyre life. Halfway by way of the race, he started mounting stress on German racer David Beckmann for third. He succeeded by first pushing him laborious right into a nook after which overtaking across the outdoors, to maneuver into third.
    French racer, Theo Pouchaire who had began on pole was subsequent. Jehan shortly closed the hole and simply as he was about to make a transfer, the Frenchman’s automotive suffered a technical problem, permitting Jehan to maneuver as much as second.
    Race chief Liam Lawson of New Zealand, was 2.7 seconds forward. Jehan reeled off a sequence of fine laps to shortly shut the hole with the chief. The excessive Bahrain warmth, nevertheless, meant that each one the drivers have been discovering it robust to overhaul, and Jehan was unable to make a severe try for the race lead.
    Jehan finally crossed the end line, lower than a second behind Lawson who gained the race. Such was the tempo of the lead duo that Beckmann, in third, completed over 13 seconds behind Jehan.