Mumbai-based F2 driver Jehan Daruvala has taken a giant leap towards realising his childhood dream of becoming a Formula One driver. Daruvala, 23, has got himself a two-day test drive (June 21 and 22 at Silverstone, United Kingdom) with eight-time F1 constructors’ champion McLaren and will be driving their MCL35 that competed in the 2021 F1 World Championship.

The test is part of McLaren’s Testing Previous Car (TPC) programme and is offered to promising drivers who have the potential to break into F1. The track time earned during the test will help Daruvala accumulate enough points to apply for a Super Licence that is needed to compete in F1.