‘Jehan has to deliver consistently’

There is no automatic entry into Formula One, says his mentor Dr. Marko

Indian racer Jehan Daruvala’s performance in the Formula 2 season opener is a “definite step forward” but he needs to deliver consistently to have a shot at graduating to Formula One, his mentor and chief of Red Bull’s much acclaimed driver development program, Dr. Helmut Marko, said. After a mixed debut season last year, India’s F1 hopeful Jehan finds himself third in the Formula 2 standings after the first round in Bahrain where he finished second and fourth in the two sprint races before coming sixth in the feature race. The current season is being seen as a make or break one for the 22-year-old from Mumbai, who is aiming to become only the third Indian to reach Formula 1 after Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok.