Daruvala Fastest Again in F2 Post-Season Testing
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 12 Visionary Lechner honoured TDT | Manama Daruvala fastest again he Bahrain International TCircuit mourns the loss of a visionary of Motorsport in the region; a close friend and partner of the circuit whose in F2 post-season testing impact on racing in Bahrain, the Middle East and Europe is both immeasurable and en- Daruvala clocked a fastest time of 1min 41.686secs during the afternoon session during. Walter first came to Bahrain in 2005, bringing his epony- Lechner mous racing team to compete in the Porsche Supercup, a in 2006. In fact, Walter was so support series for the Formula well prepared for this event, 1 race that year. He would go the Bahrain team was the only on to win the championship one to have brought rain tyres that year, together with a fur- with them. It rained for over ther two season victories in half of the entire race… 2008 and 2009. On his arrival Walter was always passion- to Bahrain, he floated the idea ate about motorsport, dedi- of setting up a Porsche Cup cating well over forty years for the Middle East, a region of his career to the sport. In which had only just begun its 1975, inspired by the Jim Rus- journey into global motor- sell Racing School in the UK, sport. It was a challenge that he sold his highly successful required incredible effort, per- nightclub business and es - severance and personal ambi- tablished the Walter Lechner tion. Walter was single-hand- Racing School, which quick- Jehan Daruvala steers his car during testing An F2 car exits the pits during testing at BIC edly responsible for achieving ly became a breeding ground that aim.
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