F2: Jehan Daruwalla takes the podium in the sprint race in France

It was a very action packed time at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France with the F2 sprint race going on. After qualifying in P10, Jehan Daruwalla was starting the race in pole position thanks to the reverse grid system in the sprint race, where the order of the top 10 qualifiers was reversed, and he had a spectacular launch from the grid spot, taking the lead. was claiming. To race Behind him, Liam Lawson made a below-par start, and fell from P4 to P3, passing him by hi-tech driver Marcus Armstrong and title hero Felipe Dragovich. Dragovich, however, ran out of the road at turn 1, and came back down the order behind Lawson and title rival Theo Porchior.

Jahan Daruwalla led the field in the opening round of the race.

Since then, Liam Lawson has shown great speed in the race. The Kiwis soon made an overly optimistic late break lunge on Armstrong, propelling himself into second. At this point, Daruwalla comfortably sat in the lead, with the gap between the pair of Red Bull Junior drivers being over 2 seconds. Liam Lawson kept improving his time and continued to lead under Jahan Daruwalla, until a safety car intervention closed the gap. He eventually passed Daruwala with the help of DRS and claimed victory. Daruwalla faced immense pressure from Armstrong and a Kiwi mistake put him out of the podium. Armstrong’s race then faded, and he was eventually out on points. Home hero Theo Porcharier finished in P3 on the road, but received a 5-second post-race time penalty for forcing Armstrong to turn 11. He fell down to P7 scoring only two points, while Dragovich was promoted to third place, earning 6 points – 4 more than Pourcheer.

With Jahan claiming the second spot, the Indian driver scored 8 points, more than all three of his rivals – Felipe Dragovich, Theo Porchaier, and Logan Sargent. Daruwalla will begin today’s feature race in the P10, and will hope to do the best in the top 10. Daruwalla is currently sitting in P4 in the championship, losing a spot in the top 3 due to several unfortunate races, including mechanical DNFs and induced penalties for errors beyond his control. After completing two Formula 1 tests with Team McLaren in his 2021 Challenger – the MCL35 – and securing enough Superlicense points, Jehan Daruwalla is eligible for a Formula 1 Superlicense, and should he finish in the top 3 places in the Championship, Red Bull Jr could have a good shot at a Formula 1 seat in 2023, most likely in the AlphaTauri F1 team.

2022 Formula 2 Championship Round 9: France: Sprint Race Results

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