F2: Jehan Daruvala Storms From P14 To P3 In Jeddah

Jehan Daruvala (Car No. 2) making a move on Trident driver Calan Williams
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The Indian driver drove a great recovery drive in the Sprint race, managing to score points after finishing 7th. He drove an even better race on Sunday, moving from 14th on the grid to P3, grabbing the final spot on the Feature Race podium. "It makes it even more satisfying that in a race without any incidents and Safety Cars I still managed to come from 14th to 3rd so definitely a lot of positives to take and we can build on from here", Daruvala said in the post race press conference. Daruvala made many impressive moves on his way up to P3, including a late braking lunge overtaking 3 cars at once in typical Daruvala fashion.

Felipe Drugovich dominated the Feature race to win from Pole

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Jehan was joined by Trident driver Richard Verschoor, who secured P2 and looks very much in contention for the title, and Felipe Drugovich, who drove his MP Motorsport car from Pole to win dominating the every stage of the Feature Race.

Richard Verschoor and Felipe Drugovich shared the Feature Race podium with Daruvala
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With this win, Drugovich also took the points lead in the F2 Drivers Championship, as the race saw the title protagonists Theo Pourchaire retire due to a mechanical failure, and Liam Lawson retire due to a failed pitstop. The recovery drives in both the races in Round 2 also meant that Jehan moved from P9 to P6 in the drivers championship, whilst being level on points with 5th placed Theo Pourchaire.

FIA Formula 2 Drivers Standings after Round 2