Jehan Daruvala heads into Spanish F2, hopes to turn podium streak into victory

By: Sports DeskMay 19, 2022 3:18:19 pm

India’s Jehan Daruvala will be hoping to convert a run of three successive podiums into a maiden win of the season, as he heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for this weekend’s Spanish round of the Formula 2 championship.

The Red Bull-backed racer, , a three-time Formula 2 winner, has scored a podium in each of this season’s three rounds so far, the only driver of the current crop to do so.

That consistency has put the 23-year-old Prema Racing driver third in the overall drivers standings, just 16 points behind championship leader Theo Pourchaire.

But Jehan, already a three-time Formula 2 winner whose aim is to become the first Indian to win the Formula 2 title this season, will be looking to further cement his credentials as a championship contender with victory around the 4.6-km long track.

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Located on the outskirts of Barcelona, the technical Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track is a popular test venue with teams and drivers. Jehan and Prema enjoyed a productive outing at the in-season Formula 2 test session there last month.

The Indian racer has shown strong form at the track in the past, taking victory on his first visit to the venue at the season-opening Formula 3 round in 2019.

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The Spanish Formula 2 round will be held as a support event to the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.

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