<p>India's Jehan Daruvala finished a creditable second in the sprint race of the Formula 2 championships here.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old, who started third, rocketed off the line to slot into second behind Marcus Armstrong, who took the lead after sprint race pole-sitter Logan Sargeant made a tardy getaway and dropped to fifth on Saturday.</p>.<p>Jehan kept the position through an early safety car and then a subsequent Virtual Safety Car period before unleashing his pace.</p>.<p>Jehan, backed by Red Bull Racing, cranked up the pressure on Armstrong, harrying him for the lead as he closed to within a second of the Kiwi racer.</p>.<p>But with overtaking proving to be tricky on the narrow Imola track, Jehan crossed the line 1.4 seconds behind the Hitech driver.</p>.<p>Prema team-mate Dennis Hauger was third, completing a double podium for the Italian team on home soil.</p>.<p>Jehan's second-place in Imola was his third podium from as many rounds this season and 10th overall in Formula 2. It also lifted him to third in the overall drivers' standings.</p>.<p>"Firstly, I got off the line better than the guys at the front but because I had to avoid Logan I lost some momentum and couldn't get Marcus. But after that the race wasn’t easy.</p>.<p>"I was trying to put him under a lot of pressure early on in the race but it was really hard to follow, especially in the middle sector," Jehan said after the race.</p>.<p>"I had DRS but I was never quite close enough to mount an attack. I tried to cool down and give it a go at the end but again when I got closer I really struggled to follow."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>India's Jehan Daruvala finished a creditable second in the sprint race of the Formula 2 championships here.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old, who started third, rocketed off the line to slot into second behind Marcus Armstrong, who took the lead after sprint race pole-sitter Logan Sargeant made a tardy getaway and dropped to fifth on Saturday.</p>.<p>Jehan kept the position through an early safety car and then a subsequent Virtual Safety Car period before unleashing his pace.</p>.<p>Jehan, backed by Red Bull Racing, cranked up the pressure on Armstrong, harrying him for the lead as he closed to within a second of the Kiwi racer.</p>.<p>But with overtaking proving to be tricky on the narrow Imola track, Jehan crossed the line 1.4 seconds behind the Hitech driver.</p>.<p>Prema team-mate Dennis Hauger was third, completing a double podium for the Italian team on home soil.</p>.<p>Jehan's second-place in Imola was his third podium from as many rounds this season and 10th overall in Formula 2. It also lifted him to third in the overall drivers' standings.</p>.<p>"Firstly, I got off the line better than the guys at the front but because I had to avoid Logan I lost some momentum and couldn't get Marcus. But after that the race wasn’t easy.</p>.<p>"I was trying to put him under a lot of pressure early on in the race but it was really hard to follow, especially in the middle sector," Jehan said after the race.</p>.<p>"I had DRS but I was never quite close enough to mount an attack. I tried to cool down and give it a go at the end but again when I got closer I really struggled to follow."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>