Trio of rookie drivers for Mahindra

Tris di piloti esordienti per Mahindra

Mahindra announced that Jehan Daruvala, Jordan King and Roberto Merhi will represent the team in the official Formula E Rookie Test in Berlin.

Fielding both of their Mahindra M9Electro race cars, the team has nominated three talented rookies, including former F1 driver Roberto Merhi, for the opportunity.

Merhi, who raced for Manor Marussia F1 Team during the 2015 season, joins the Banbury based outfit in Berlin for his first taste of electric motorsport. A successful single-seater career saw the Spaniard win races across Formula Renault, Spanish F3, British F3 and Formula 3.5 Euro Series before progressing into Formula One, first as a test driver and then a competing driver. Since then, he has advanced into sports car and endurance racing, finishing third in the Asian Le Mans Series Drivers’ Championship in 2020.

The Berlin test event will be Reserve Driver Jehan Daruvala’s first official outing in the M9Electro, after joining Mahindra Racing at the start of the season. He has since shadowed the team’s 2023 drivers Lucas Di Grassi and Oliver Rowland in Diriyah and Hyderabad earlier this year. The young Indian racer has impressed in recent years competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with multiple wins and podiums, most recently achieving two third place finishes during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend.

Formula 1 development driver Jordan King is Mahindra Racing’s Simulator and Development Driver and has been thriving in the role since 2021. The 29-year-old Brit has enjoyed a strong single-seater career, winning the 2013 British F3 championship and competing in GP2, Formula 2 and IndyCar, as well as working with the Manor Marussia and Alpine F1 Teams.

Source: Mahindra Racing

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