Bangkok: India's only two Formula One drivers, Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok won the 2012 Race of Champions Asia and qualified for the Nations Cup where they will be in the same group as defending champions Germany comprising of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. Team India defeated Japan 2-0 in the final after leading the group stage with four wins out of six races. Both the Indian drivers won three out of their four races enroute to victory.
Karthikeyan, who drove for HRT this year, was thrilled to win on his first visit to the ROC. "It is an incredible feeling to be a part of Team India's success in the ROC Asia in only our first visit. It has been really tough with limited track time but at the end of the day we pulled it off," said Karthikeyan. "Every race in a different car was a challenge and it feels good to win in identical machinery.
Tomorrow is a whole new day and we will give it our best to do our country proud," he added. World Endurance Championship driver Chandhok, who drove for HRT in 2010, Lotus in 2011 and JRM Racing this year, thoroughly enjoyed his first-ever ROC stint. "I am really happy for Narain and me as we did a fantastic job to win ROC Asia. The competition was really strong and we were pushed harder than we thought. "It's very special to create history as the first ever ROC Asia Champions
11:03 PM, Dec 14, 2012
London: The departure of Spanish strugglers HRT from Formula One still leaves the sport with one team too many, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Thursday. Madrid-based HRT have not been included on the official 2013 entry list published by the governing International Automobile Federation, a move that leaves 11 teams and 22 cars on the starting grid. "I'd rather have 10," Ecclestone told Reuters. "I never wanted 12. "It's...
07:04 PM, Dec 13, 2012
London: Spanish-based Formula One backmarkers HRT are up for sale and talks are ongoing with a number of groups interested in buying the team, owners Thesan Capital said in a statement on Monday. The team, who have yet to score a point in three years, have Indian Narain Karthikeyan and Spanish veteran Pedro De la Rosa as their two current drivers in a season that ends later this month. HRT...
11:29 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok are ready to represent Team India at the Race of Champions slated for December 14-16 in Bangkok. ...
12:42 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok will represent India at the Race of Champions, where racers like Michael Schumacher are also taking part. ...
08:38 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: India's ace drivers Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok will come together for the first time since 2004 to represent India at the season-ending Motorsport festival -- Race of Champions -- in Bangkok next month. India have been invited to participate in the December 14-16 event for the first time since its introduction in 1988 and it's a clear indication that motorsport world now looks at India differently with...
06:02 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Greater Noida: Narain Karthikeyan, India's only Formula One driver, on Sunday said that finishing the race was the maximum result he could have got in his home Grand Prix as he had to slow down his car due to overheating of the brakes. Right from the start, Karthikeyan was warned on the Team Radio to "cool off, cool off". His team-mate Pedro de la Rosa had to retire after the...
08:41 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: India doesn't have a legacy in Formula One drivers but Narain Karthikeyan is a "talented driver who could have done wonders had he be racing for any other team" than minnows Hispania Racing (HRT), feels former multiple Grand Prix winner David Coulthard. Handicapped by his not so advanced car, Karthikeyan and his team HRT is languishing at the bottom of the 2012 Formula One Championship, but Coulthard said...
05:21 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: India's Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan said Saturday he was happy to start from the penultimate spot ahead of at least one of the Marussias in his home Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit. Karthikeyan will be starting at the 23rd place behind HRT team mate Pedro de la Rosa and ahead of Marussia-Cosworth's Charles Pic in Sunday's race. "Overall I'm happy with the performance we showed...
08:51 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Greater Noida: None of the Sahara Force India drivers could make the top 10 on the grid for their home race during the qualifying session of the Indian Grand Prix 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit here on Saturday. Meanwhile, Red Bull driver and defending champion Sebastian Vettel claimed his fifth pole position of the season, whose three consecutive wins have propelled him to the top of the table in...
04:37 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Ahead of Friday's practice sessions, drivers from different teams got the up-close glimpses of the Buddh International circuit. ...
09:33 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan hopes that with the increase in number of formula one fans, the ticket sales will also improve. ...
09:28 PM, Oct 23, 2012
The Indian Formula One driver says he wants to do better this year than what he did in the inaugural race. ...
09:41 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Greater Noida: India's only F1 racer at the moment, Narain Karthikeyan is hopeful of retaining his seat in HRT for the 2013 season with some strong showings in the upcoming Asian races. "Next part of the season are the Asian races - Singapore, Korea, Japan and the Indian GP. The next leg of Asian races suit me and I intend to put up a good show," Karthikeyan said here on...
10:17 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Silverstone: HRT driver Narain Karthikeyan is eying an improved qualifying performance at the Formula One British Grand Prix to be held here over the weekend. Despite a troubled start to the season in Australia in March, Karthikeyan has shown a consistent progression in terms of race results, including a 15th place finish at the incident-filled Monaco Grand Prix. However, the Indian has admittedly lagged behind in terms of qualifying, but...
09:48 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Silverstone: HRT reserve driver Dani Clos will take the wheels from India's Narain Karthikeyan for the opening practise session of the Formula One British Grand Prix here next weekend. Spanish driver Clos will step into the F112 for the second time in the season after the Barcelona round last month. He will accompany Pedro de la Rosa for the first 90 minutes of practice at the iconic circuit with Karthikeyan...
08:33 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Monte Carlo: Sahara Force India recorded their best finish of the season with Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg securing seventh and eighth position respectively at the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo on Sunday. It was the second double finish of the season for Force India since both its cars got into the top 10 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in March. Force India thus picked up...
10:54 PM, May 27, 2012
Barcelona: It turned out to be a mixed outing for Sahara Force India as Nico Hulkenberg finished 10th in the Spanish Grand Prix but team-mate Paul di Resta ended up outside the points bracket in Barcelona on Sunday. Hulkenberg's 10th-place finish helped the team earn a point, but it was not helped by di Resta's 14th position at the Catalunya Circuit. Hulkenberg, who started 14th on the grid, gained four...
11:15 PM, May 13, 2012
In this episode of Overdrive, we bring to you an exclusive interview with Narain Karthikeyan and all the motoring news of the world. ...
05:32 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Mumbai: Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan completed the first laps aboard the new HRT F112 at the Barcelona circuit ahead of its Formula One (F1) debut in Australia in less than two weeks. Having passed all the mandatory crash tests last weekend, the Spanish squad was racing against time to put the car on track by taking advantage of 'filming day' regulations to shake down the new car. Filming day regulations...
05:48 PM, Mar 06, 2012
