F2 ® F3 ® Carlin Carlin ... Trevor Carlin; Team Manager. I'm extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior," said Daruvala. "I expect Jehan to continue where he left off – challenging for wins from the outset in the new season.”. Jehan Daruvala has retained his place on the Red Bull junior team and his Carlin Formula 2 seat for the 2021 season. "Jehan did a great job last season as an F2 rookie, to really show his true potential by the second half of the season. "We made a lot of progress last year. It was great to end the season on such a high with my first F2 win and then back that up with front running pace in post-season testing," he added. Carlin's Red Bull Juniors will be a major threat for the FIA Formula 2 Championship this season, despite failing to score points in the opening round at the Red Bull Ring. Formula 3 race winner Jehan Daruvala has secured aFormula 2 graduation with Carlin for 2020, and has become a Red Bull Formula 1 junior. I'm extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior. Having endured surgery on his knee, the Indian racer is happily back to full fitness ahead of the 12 round FIA F2 season and is ready for pre-season testing next week. Tsunoda’s pole boost comes after a fraught debut outing with Carlin at the Red Bull Ring just days earlier. Jehan Daruvala will join Carlin’s FIA F2 team this year for his first season in the F1 feeder series. The Indian, who ended his maiden F2 campaign by taking his first victory, will remain with the British outfit for his second year in the championship. We made a lot of progress last year. Long on F1's peripheries, Aitken finally has a chance to shine. Joe Portlock - … We made a lot of progress last year. Daruvala will race alongside already announced team-mate and fellow Red Bull Junior Yuki Tsunoda. His performances last year in FIA F3 were extremely impressive and we really believe in him. Daruvala will be on track in Red Bull colours for the first time early next month when he takes part in official testing at the Bahrain International Circuit from 1st – 3rd March. Tsunoda man of the meeting I''m extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior," said Daruvala. He was tipped for glory in FIA Formula 2 last year, but was hampered by reliability woes at inopportune moments. With Yuki Tsunoda set to join that group, Motorsport.com has ranked its graduates to grace the grand prix scene... Michael Schumacher may have won seven Formula 1 titles, but he didn't even compete for a crown at the second tier. Logistics. 21-year-old Daruvala who was a championship contender and race winner in the 2019 FIA F3 Championship, makes the step up to F2 in Red Bull colours having been announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior team this morning. As the 2021 Formula 2 season starts in Bahrain, Red Bull Juniors Jehan Daruvala, Jüri Vips and Liam Lawson all reflect on March’s F2 Testing for their respective teams and how the new Formula 2 format may impact the F2 grid this season. Jan 15, 2021, 10:09 AM . Jehan Daruvala gets extension with Red Bull Racing, will race in F2 with Carlin Jehan Daruvala won the first points of his debut Formula 2 season at the Hungaroring. Carlin - Tomorrow's F1 stars - today. In 2004 Red Bull bought Jaguar Racing and renamed the team Red Bull Racing for the 2005 season. 2020 Season Red Bull Livery from FIA Formula 2 Team Carlin ! We made a lot of progress last year. Was Formula 2’s radical format switch a success? The Brit took part in both post-season F3 tests and impressed the team enough to … As a consequence of George Russell's step up to Mercedes to cover for the COVID-positive Lewis Hamilton, Jack Aitken will make his Formula 1 debut for Williams at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Daruvala, who is currently recovering from COVID-19, joined the Red Bull young driver programme last year and was paired alongside fellow academy member Yuki Tsunoda at Carlin. In 2019, a move to the highly competitive FIA F3 Championship on the F1 support package saw Daruvala immediately set himself out as a championship contender, with wins in the first two rounds. Daruvala has spent the winter recuperating following a serious knee injury he sustained while training last November. "I’m extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior. I'm extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior," said Daruvala. It was great to end the season on such a high with my first F2 win and then back that up with front running pace in post-season testing. Lawson scored six podiums, including three wins, in F3 last season with Hitech and will make his debut in F2. To finish the year off with a third place and then a win really confirms what we knew from the start. Geoffrey Hallam; Media PR. A total of seven podiums saw Daruvala take third in the standings, missing out on the vice champion spot by just one point. There’s no reason why he can’t make it all the way to the top. Jehan Daruvala has confirmed his move to FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship with Carlin Racing for the 2020 season as he graduates from F3. Carlin has yet to reveal the identity of Daruvala’s teammate but tested ex-Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum in Bahrain last month, with the Briton expected to secure the race seat. Prior to the start of the new F2 season, Daruvala will head to the UAE to compete in the F3 Asian Series, where he will drive for the Prema-run Mumbai Falcons team alongside fellow Indian driver Kush Maini. Truck Driver. Mechanics. Talking about the season ahead, Daruvala said, “I’m very happy to be back for my third season with Carlin, it’s great to be working with some of the same people again on the engineering side as I make the step up to F2. Son Mick put that right in 2020, and proved to Ferrari that he was deserving of a shot at motorsport's elite category in 2021…. It was great to end the season on such a high with my first F2 win and then back that up with front running pace in post-season testing,” he added. While Formula 1 felt the public brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, the virus also put the Formula 2 and Formula 3 categories on hiatus. Drove for Carlin in FR3.5 and F3 in 2006 & 2007. Another Red Bull junior who will be racing in the Carlin stable in 2021 will be ADAC F4 champion Jonny Edgar. Daruvala, a former Force India protege, will partner fellow F3 graduate and Red Bull junior Yuki Tsunoda at Carlin, which becomes the 10th team to confirm its full F2 roster for the coming season. Sam Blogg; Race Engineers. Carlin has helped guide enough drivers to Formula 1 to fill out an entire grid, plus a handful of reserves, to create a remarkable alumni list. Going into the 2021 Formula 2 season the biggest talking point wasn’t about any drivers or teams, but the new race weekend format. I’m extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior. Fellow Red Bull Junior and Carlin teammate Jehan Daruvala, the 21-year-old Indian, recorded a good 9th in Race 2 while Tsunoda retired with technical problems. Bahrain will also host the first race of the season from 20th – 22nd March. https://www.carlin.co.uk/.../red-bull-junior-jehan-daruvala-joins-carlin-for-fia-f2 Geoffrey Hallam. I’m extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior,” said Daruvala. Data Engineers. Daruvala re-joins Carlin following two successful seasons with the team in Formula 3 in 2017 and 2018 claiming several podiums, wins and poles with the Farnham based team. "We made a lot of progress last year. Now, as Ross Brawn and Bruno Michel explain, attitudes are totally different, Crawford is also moving up to F3 this year, F1’s rake focus a "distraction" from real issues, says Brundle, Medical expert confirms Earnhardt died of head injuries, The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full, Nine former winners among 36 expected to enter Indy 500, Juri Vips accepts Red Bull F1 chance may not arise in 2022, Formula 3000: In defence of F1's unloved feeder series, Verschoor "working ass off" to secure F2 future with MP. The Indian driver finished third in FIA Formula 3 in 2019 behind his Ferrari-backed Prema team-mates Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong. “We made a lot of progress last year. Daruvala, "Red Bull'a bana olan inançlarını sürdürdükleri için çok teşekkür ederim. But their roles in feeding F1 with drivers meant their survival was crucial to their parent series' long-term future, In the latest feature in our series looking back on the 2010s, we revisit Charles Leclerc's sensational Formula 2 season - where he strode among on-track highs and lows, as well as tragedy away from motorsport, to earn a place on the Formula 1 grid, It wasn't long ago F2 drivers couldn't even get passes to the F1 paddock. "I'm extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior. I can’t wait to get going.”, Speaking about the team’s newest signing, Trevor Carlin said, “We’re delighted to welcome Jehan back to the team for his third season with us. Created partly out of financial necessity but also to spice up the action, the Bahrain opener provided a snapshot of the positives and negatives to come. The Indian racer, who claimed victory in the final round of the 2020 season, will be aiming to maintain his winning streak as he remains with the British team for his second season in the series. Adrian Zaugg – raced in World Series by Renault for Carlin Motorsport for a part–season as well in A1 Grand Prix for South Africa. Another Carlin Red Bull Junior, Jehan Daruvala, was at the top of the times early on, and he went eighth fastest as he makes his F2 debut. Jehan Daruvala has signed with Carlin to move up to Formula 2 as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. Follow us on 15 th Jan 2021 3:11 pm. • Sebastian Vettel, four time Formula One World Champion with Red Bull Racing, now races for Aston Martin F1 Team. It was great to end the season on such a high with my first F2 win and then back that up with front running pace in post-season testing. "I’m extremely excited to be staying in F2 and with Carlin for 2021 as a Red Bull Junior. Share this News article. Stuart King Mathew Ogle. Guy Davis Jason Cox Mathew Gaze Sebastian Francios. It’s a new challenge for me, but I think for everyone, including the teams there will be things to learn this year. F2 boss declares new weekend format a "success", F1’s feeder series champions – hits and misses, What is the difference between F1 and F2? "We made a lot of progress last year. Red Bull Driver Search. Edgar's F4 title rival Jak Crawford is also moving up to F3 this year, joining the rival Hitech GP outfit alongside fellow Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa and a yet-to-be announced third driver. He was signed to the junior programme back in February and has been promoted to F2 for 2020 where he will reunite with the Carlin team and race alongside fellow Red Bull protege Yuki Tsunoda.