Red Bull junior driver Jehan Daruvala, who’s third within the Formula Two standings, will likely be behind the wheel of a McLaren at Silverstone this week
Red Bull junior driver Jehan Daruvala, who’s third within the Formula Two standings, will likely be behind the wheel of a McLaren at Silverstone this week
Jehan Daruvala will drive a Formula One automobile for the primary time when he assessments final 12 months’s McLaren at Silverstone this week as a part of his bid to develop into the third Indian to race on the pinnacle of motorsport.
The Red Bull junior driver, third within the Formula Two standings and already certified for a Formula One tremendous licence, will likely be behind the wheel on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“This is nothing related to me getting a drive next year in Formula One,” he instructed reporters on Monday.
“But I have got this opportunity to be in an F1 car and do well and if I do get the opportunity I want to be ready.”
Tough climb
Daruvala is the very best positioned Red Bull junior in F2 however is in his third season and progressing up the ladder seems troublesome for the 23-year-old.
Red Bull’s major F1 group have world champion Max Verstappen and Mexican Sergio Perez on multi-year offers whereas sister group AlphaTauri have confirmed Frenchman Pierre Gasly for 2023.
Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda, a Honda protege, can be prone to stay.
Last 12 months’s Formula Two champion, Australian Oscar Piastri, has but to safe a race seat however is Alpine reserve driver with the Renault-owned group assured he will likely be racing someplace in F1 subsequent season.
Indians in F1
India’s Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok raced in Formula One at a time when it was simpler for these bringing sponsorship to safe a seat.
Daruvala, a ‘One in a Billion’ discover in a contest arrange by tycoon Vijay Mallya and the now-defunct Force India group, could possibly be the most effective his nation has produced but nonetheless have much less likelihood of constructing it.
He instructed Reuters earlier this 12 months that 2022 was a make or break 12 months and he wouldn’t quit on his dream.
“I don’t see why if I win the championship and am the most successful Red Bull junior why I can’t get a seat in the future,” he mentioned.
“Formula One is my dream and even if there is a 5% chance of me going to F1 I will wait for that opportunity.”
Source: www.thehindu.com
