Red Bull Junior Driver complete F1 Testing with McLaren

Date:

Share post:

Red Bull Junior driver Jehan Daruvala , who is currently driving for PREMA Powerteam in F2 successfully completed his F1 testing with McLaren . If he gets a place in F1 , he will only be the 3rd driver from India to enter F1 after Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan .

The 23 year old Indian racer completed the testing in 2021 MCL35M around the Silverstone circuit . Daruvala racked up a combined tally in excess of 130 laps over the course of two days .These laps helped him to gather sufficient points to obtain FIA Super license, which is a requisite to race in F1 .

After completing the testing , Jehan said , ” “I really enjoyed my first time driving a Formula One car. I felt immediately at home and while it was physically more demanding than anything I have driven in the past, I didn’t have any issues with my fitness .”

He revealed that the testing gave him a fairly good understanding of how an F1 weekend looks like .

“As a result, we were able to work through the run plan well and complete everything we had mapped out. We did a mixture of high-fuel long runs and as well as shorter, low-fuel runs on different tyre compounds. That gave me a good understanding of how teams operate on an F1 weekend.

“Overall, I’m very pleased with how the two days went, how I coped and the mileage we were able to complete. I felt I was able to push closer to the limit with every lap and I can’t wait to drive one of these cars again,” he added.

He thanked everyone for making this happen on his twitter . He posted ,” What a couple of days it’s been!… An unreal experience driving a Formula 1 car for the first time around Silverstone 🤩👌🏽 A big thank you again to everyone that made this happen, I had lots of fun and learned so much in just two days ✅”

Jehan Daruvala ,currently is in good form with five top-three finishes from six rounds this season and is third in the F2 Drivers’ Championship .

1 COMMENT

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

spot_img

Related articles

New Zealander Liam Lawson may join Alpha Tauri F1 next season as Alpha Tauri is heading for a name change

Red Bull's struggling sister team , Alpha Tauri will have a new name for the next season .Red...

New Sprint race rules for F1 2023 season

After a fruitful North American excursion , F1 is heading to Europe . This weekend will see the 2nd...

Get ready to see some “Deadpool” action in F1

Yes you read it right , "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds is part of an investment group which has...

Is F1 2023 last and final season for Lewis Hamilton?

Seven time F1 world Champion Lewis Hamilton is having an uphill task to finalize a deal with Mercedes...