"We will have to get everything, from qualifying to our race strategy, absolutely perfect to win Spanish Formula 2 Championship" - Indian racer Jehan Daruvala

India's Jehan Daruvala, who is on a good run in the Formula 2 Championship, hopes to get his qualifying and racing strategy to perfection in his quest to finish on the podium in the Spanish round of the Formula 2 Championship.

Jehan Daruvala is on the back of three successive podium finish runs and hopes that he can have a maiden win of the season.

The Spanish round of the championship will be raced at the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The Red Bull-backed racer has scored a podium in each of this season’s three rounds so far, the only driver of the current crop to do so. That consistency has put the 23-year-old Prema Racing driver third in the overall drivers standings, just 16 points behind championship leader Theo Pourchaire.

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Jehan hopes to win Formula 2 title

Jehan, a three-time Formula 2 winner whose aim is to become the first Indian to win the Formula 2 title this season, will be looking to further cement his credentials as a championship contender with victory around the 4.6-km long track.

“We’ve had a strong start to our season and we go into this weekend with a lot of confidence, especially after the pace we showed in Saudi Arabia and Imola. My aim is obviously to be fighting at the front and I’m sure we have the pace to win. But this is a track everyone knows well, given the amount of testing we do here, and we will have to get everything, from qualifying to our race strategy, absolutely perfect if we want to stand on the top step of the podium," he explained.

Located on the outskirts of Barcelona, the technical Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track is a popular test venue with teams and drivers. Jehan and Prema enjoyed a productive outing in the in-season test session there last month.

The Indian racer has shown strong form at the track in the past, taking victory on his first visit to the venue in the season-opening Formula 3 round in 2019.

The Spanish Formula 2 round will be held as a support event for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.

The weekend will kick off with practice and qualifying on Friday with the Sprint race on Saturday and the Main Feature race on Sunday.