The 25-year-old Indian is the one rookie on the System E grid this season and can associate Maximilian Guenther on the Maserati MSG squad, together with his first outing set to come back within the Mexico Metropolis E-Prix later as we speak.
The 35-lap contest will likely be Daruvala’s first likelihood of working in a race surroundings after issues in pre-season testing meant he by no means bought the prospect to simulate a run with different drivers.
“It’s going to be thrilling this weekend as a result of my first race run is definitely going to be within the race, in Valencia we had the disruption [garage battery fire] so there was the miss of 1 race after which the following day I had a battery challenge on the race run,” Daruvala informed Motorsport.com.
“I feel this monitor just isn’t as power delicate as different tracks are. I feel it’s a great one to have my rookie race at and see what I can expertise and take ahead.”
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Jehan Daruvala, Maserati Racing
Daruvala strikes to System E having spent 4 seasons in System 2, throughout which period he took 4 race wins and a finest general end of seventh within the standings in 2021 and 2022.
He was additionally Mahindra’s reserve System E driver final time period and had the prospect to participate in a number of official periods forward of this yr.
“In all honesty I’d have appreciated to be on the System E grid already final yr however there weren’t too many alternatives,” mentioned Daruvala.
“It was both go to Japan for a yr, which didn’t actually make sense for one yr, so in the long run I made a decision I’d slightly race than not race, that was the principle purpose of a fourth season in F2.
“I just about knew even when I received the championship, I wasn’t going to F1, so it was simply making ready myself, conserving lively, maintain driving and now I’ve bought my likelihood in System E.
“I need to make System E my long-term future and to do this I must have a great rookie yr. That’s going to be my purpose.”
