Promising Indian driver Jehan Daruvala created history as he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. The 22 year old fought a thrilling battle against F2 champion Mick Schumacher and Daniel Ticktum was made and he emerge on top in the support race of the season-ending Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Jehan, driving for Rayo Racing, had a good launch from second on the grid and was up alongside pole sitter Daniel Ticktum. Ticktum squeezed Jehan on the inside which allowed Schumacher to go around the outside of both of them. Jehan kept his cool and maintained the pressure. Started with mistakes in his excellent race craft Jehan found it tough to get past the others. With less than 10 laps to go, Jehan made a fantastic move and grab the lead.
Then, Jehan drove well to slowly start opening up a gap and finally took the chequered flag to win his maiden FIA Formula 2 race. Japanese teammate Yuki Tsunoda was second, over 3.5 seconds behind Jehan, while Ticktum was third. "Motorsport is pretty big in India. We obviously have a lot of people, so I have a big fan base back home, and my goal at the end of the day is to do myself and my country proud. (I have) to prove to people from back home that even though we don't have the same facilities and stuff that guys have in Europe, as long as you can work hard you can fight right at the sharp end of the grid," Jehan said.
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