Jehan Daruvala will drive a Formula 1 car for the first time when he tests last year's McLaren at Silverstone this week as part of his bid to become the third Indian to race at the pinnacle of motorsport. The Red Bull junior driver, third in the Formula 2 standings and already qualified for a Formula 1 super licence, will be behind the wheel on Tuesday and Wednesday. 'This is nothing related to me getting a drive next year in Formula 1,' he told reporters on Monday. 'But I have got this opportunity to be in an F1 car and do well and if I do get the opportunity I want to be ready.' Daruvala is the highest placed Red Bull junior in F2 but is in his third season, and progressing up the ladder...
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