India's Jehan Daruvala began his 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship campaign on a bright note, clinching second place in Race 1 during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.
Jehan showed his mettle in the second race too, climbing from 11th to fourth after a brilliant run, but missed a second straight podium finish by a whisker.
In the final race, he started at sixth and although he did move up and down the order, he had to settle for a sixth place finish that put him third in the points standings, after Round 1 of 8.
"I kept out of trouble at the start of Race 1, and then made sensible moves up the order.