Formula 2: India’s Jehan Daruvala finishes P4 in Azerbaijan GP Feature Race, joins TITLE FIGHT with Felipe Drugovich and Theo Pourchaire- Indian racer Jehan Daruvala followed up his Sprint race podium with a top-five finish in the Feature race at Azerbaijan’s Baku street track. Follow InsideSport.IN For more updates
Jehan, who came within half a second of a fourth Formula 2 win in Saturday’s Sprint race, had started eighth and used a combination of strategy and race craft to fight his way up to fourth in the safety car disrupted race on Sunday.
Formula 2: India’s Jehan Daruvala finishes P4 in Azerbaijan GP Feature Race, joins TITLE FIGHT with Felipe Drugovich and Theo Pourchaire
He jumped to seventh at the start and gained places through the pitstop
phase with an early stop.
Lawson. Jehan was on course to finish third and leave Baku with a double podium when championship leader Felipe Drugovich, running ahead of him, hit the wall.
The Brazilian was heading into the pits to retire but stayed out when the final safety car, under which the race ended, was deployed.
Nevertheless, Jehan’s points haul over the Baku weekend allowed him to close the gap to second-placed Theo Pourchaire to just 10 points in the overall standings.
Jehan said, “I think we can be quite satisfied with the weekend. We took yet another podium and scored important points in the Feature race that allowed us to close the gap to our closest rival.
“Next up is Silverstone, a track I really like, and I’m really looking forward to building on this result there.”
Formula 2: India’s Jehan Daruvala finishes P4 in Azerbaijan GP Feature Race, joins TITLE FIGHT with Felipe Drugovich and Theo Pourchaire
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