<p>Young <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Indian-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Indian</a></strong> racer <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Daruvala-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jehan Daruvala</a></strong> made a successful Formula 1 test debut this week with eight-time constructors&rsquo; winner McLaren and is now eligible for a Super Lience.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old, who is aiming to become the third racer from India to race in Formula 1, drove the Woking-based team&rsquo;s 2021 race-winning challenger&mdash;the MCL35M&mdash;on Tuesday and Wednesday at Silverstone.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Jehan Daruvala" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2022/jun/formyla-twenty-five-june-a_e.jpg" alt="Jehan Daruvala" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Jehan Daruvala</em></strong></p>
<h2>Crucial track time&nbsp;</h2>
<p>The test was Jehan&rsquo;s first taste of F1 machinery and he chalked up over 130 laps combined over the two days, over twice the distance F1 drivers will cover during next weekend&rsquo;s British Grand Prix. The track time helped him earn enough points to apply for a Super Licence, which is needed to compete in Formula 1. Jehan, who ran trouble-free on both the days, currently races with Italian team Prema in the Formula 2 championship, the feeder series that sits one step below Formula 1, and is third in the overall standings.</p>
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<h2>No fitness issues</h2>
<p>&ldquo;I really enjoyed my first time driving a Formula One car. I felt immediately at home and while it was physically more demanding than anything I have driven in the past, I didn&rsquo;t have any issues with my fitness,&rdquo; Jehan was quoted as saying in a media release on Friday.</p>
<p>According to Jehan, the experience gave him good understanding of how teams operate on an F1 weekend.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;As a result, we were able to work through the run plan well and complete everything we had mapped out. We did a mixture of high-fuel long runs and as well as shorter, low-fuel runs on different tyre compounds. That gave me a good understanding of how teams operate on an F1 weekend.</p>
<h2>&lsquo;I&rsquo;m very pleased&rsquo;</h2>
<p>&ldquo;Overall, I&rsquo;m very pleased with how the two days went, how I coped and the mileage we were able to complete. I felt I was able to push closer to the limit with every lap and I can&rsquo;t wait to drive one of these cars again,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<p>Jehan, who remains a part of the Red Bull Junior Team is a three-time F2 winner and has scored 12 podiums in the category, including five top-three finishes from six rounds this season alone.</p>
<p>He is aiming to become the first Indian to win the Formula 2 title this season. So far, India has had only two drivers in F1&mdash;Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok.&nbsp;</p>
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