Jehan Daruvala creates history by becoming the first Indian to take victory in the new FIA European F3 Series held at Norisring, Germany.
The young rookie took victory in the final race of the weekend beating experienced home driver Maximilian Gunther who was on pole. Jehan beat Gunther right at the start and even before the first corner and never looked back. The race was incident pack with many full-course yellow flags and at one point Jehan had a 1 second lead over Gunther but an incident involving Mick Schumacher and Pedro Piquet brought the first full-course yellow bringing Gunther closer. During the restart Gunther tried to attack Jehan but the determined Sahara Force India Academy driver never gave any room for overtaking and won the race with a 0.4secs gap.
Jehan Daruvala said “It feels brilliant to get my first F3 win. I have been quick all weekend & it finally came together this race. I knew the start was crucial, so I focused a lot on that. Once I had Max at the start, I just had to ensure that I made no mistakes. The pressure was immense through the race, but I was enjoying myself. I must thank the team for a fantastic car all weekend & everyone else around me who have been instrumental in my success.”
The next round for Jehan will be at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium on July 29-30.
