IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala, who races for Dutch workforce MP Motorsport, is the one driver to complete within the top-three in each races this weekend. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Instagram
India’s Jehan Daruvala swept to a double podium end within the Saudi Arabian spherical of the Formula 2 Championship, in Jeddah, on Monday.
The 24-year-old, who races for Dutch workforce MP Motorsport, had gone from fifth to 3rd after partaking in a hard-fought battle for the win in Saturday’s Sprint Race.
He adopted that up with one other drive to the ultimate podium spot after a perfectly-executed, measured show in Sunday’s longer Feature occasion, making him the one driver to complete within the top-three in each races this weekend.
“This was a very sturdy weekend for us and a few much-needed outcomes after the frustration of Bahrain,” Jehan stated in a launch.
“We had been fast and constant all all through and we executed the whole lot completely which allowed us to capitalise on our potential. We can take quite a lot of confidence away from the Saudi spherical and I’m actually wanting ahead to the upcoming races.”
IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala completed third in Saturday’s Sprint Race and adopted it up with one other podium in Sunday’s longer Feature occasion. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
This is the second successive 12 months that Jehan has completed within the top-three in Jeddah, having gone from 14th to 3rd within the Feature Race on the observe final 12 months.
Jehan made a lightning begin off the road in Saturday’s Sprint Race however was boxed in by the Campos vehicles of Ralph Boschung and compatriot Kush Maini.
A second-lap security automobile that bunched the sphere up gave him a shot at passing Maini and Jehan duly seized the chance to muscle his well beyond his fellow Indian and set off in pursuit of Red Bull-backed racer Jak Crawford.
Jehan despatched Crawford on Lap 7 simply seconds earlier than a collision between Theo Pourchaire and Oliver Bearman triggered a second security automobile interval.
Jehan was sizzling on second-placed Boschung’s heels because the race acquired underway. The Swiss racer was powerless to withstand the MP Motorsport racer’s cost as he swept across the outdoors of Turn 1 to take second.
He then battled Iwasa, whereas additionally conserving the fast Martins behind him at bay, earlier than finally having to concede after his flip 1 gamble for a fifth F2 win didn’t repay.
Starting fourth after transferring up a spot because of a penalty for Theo Pourchaire, he was among the many drivers to make an early cease earlier than then managing his tempo and tyre put on to perfection.
He crossed the behind winner Frederik Vesti and second-placed Jack Doohan.
The Formula 2 Championship now heads to Australia for its March 31-April 2 fixture the place the sequence will race round Melbourne’s Albert Park for the primary time.
