12 June,2022 12:57 PM IST | Baku | AFP
Jehan Daruvala
Indian racer Jehan Daruvala came within half a second of his first Formula 2 win of the season before finishing second in the Azerbaijan round's Sprint race on Saturday.
The Red Bull-backed Prema driver crossed the line just 0.380 seconds behind ART's Frederik Vesti at the end of a safety car-disrupted race.
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Daruvala, 23, started third and, having vaulted into the lead with a masterful display of race craft at the start was on course for a dominant win around the unforgiving streets of Baku.
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He had even kept the lead through the first of three safety car periods, which wiped out his 4-second advantage.
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