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Why F1 hopeful Daruvala faces a “make or break” F2 season

Why F1 hopeful Daruvala faces a "make or break" F2 season

An eventual seat in F1 has been the ultimate goal through Daruvala’s entire racing journey. However, the road to F1 isn’t easy – and the Indian driver has various smaller goals to achieve before he can prepare for a future in F1.

Red Bull renewing his contract as a junior driver for 2022 was a step in the right direction. As the notoriously hard-to-please Marko, Red Bull’s motorsport advisor and head of its driver development programme, shared with this writer: “Jehan’s improvements towards the end of the 2021 Formula 2 season was the key criteria behind us renewing our partnership for 2022.” 

Daruvala’s target for 2022 is clear: “My sole target is to win the 2022 Formula 2 championship. I want to be in Formula 1 in 2023, and I want to win my seat on merit.”

Signing with Prema for 2022 gives Daruvala the chance to race for F2’s most dominant team in recent times. Since the team joined the grand prix support series (then known as GP2) in 2016, it has taken four…

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