After completing his first two races, Narain Karthikeyan thinks he is all set for the F1 grind.
Having lost his status as Williams test driver after the Formula One team jettisoned him earlier this week, Karthikeyan took the circuit by storm and raced to the chequered flag, quelling late charge from New Zealand and South Africa.
With no real chance of an immediate return to Formula One's hallowed track in sight, Narain Karthikeyan has committed himself to A1 GP for the next season.
The Formula One team said the Chennai driver would add 'a vital element' of continuity to the test and development programme in its first year with new engine partner Toyota.
Narain Karthikeyan will race for the team at Taupo, New Zealand, in the A1GP this weekend.
Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro continued Jordan Grand Prix's test programme in Barcelona, making steady progress and completing test mileage of 76 and 32 laps respectively.
Half way through his maiden Formula One season, the Indian ace is practical as well as philosophical in his assessment about his showing.
With his home race slated for next month, Narain Karthikeyan will get some practice for the event as Hispania has decided to field him in the first practice session of upcoming Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.
The Indian ace said with his clinching a drive with the Jordan team for 2005, F1 arriving into India could become a reality.
Karthikeyan today set a scorching pace on the first of four-day testing for Williams F1 team.
The Indian racing ace was named Brand Ambassador of Bharat Petroleum and their product Speed on Wednesday.
Jordan's Indian driver says he knows the circuit for this Sunday's British Grand Prix well.
'Let's hope that my good results at the Barcelona track will bring me luck this weekend,' said Jordan's Indian driver.
Narain Karthikeyan has not given up hope of racing in Formula One next year despite there being only two clear vacancies remaining and a long list of rivals for them.
He miss the podium by three tenths of a second in what turned out to be Team India's best ever show in the spectacular season finale.
Daniel Ricciardo has no issues in leaving his Hispania racing seat for Narain Karthikeyan for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix as the Australian says he is happy to just be a part of the excitement at the new Formula One venue.
According to reports, the Formula Regional Championship is believed to be a bridge between F4 and F3.
"My heart is in F1 and that is where I want to be," the rookie Jordan driver said.
Reader Sundar Ramanathan sent us a picture of Karthikeyan from Melbourne.
The Indian finished\nsecond in private testing for the Williams Formula One team at the Jerez circuit in Madrid.
Overcoming mechanical issues, Narain Karthikeyan raced brilliantly to finish third in Race 1 of the Mugello round of the Auto GP championship.
The Indian driver says he would like to take the place of Williams test driver Alex Wurz's, who has been promoted as one of the team's two race drivers.
Jordan said the Indian driver's debut in F1 had been "remarkable" and the team had managed to emerge as one of the most reliable ones in the championships.
With just over a week to go for the inaugural F1 Grand Prix at India's Buddh International Circuit, Narain Karthikeyan, on Thursday, said he wants to finish the race rather than making claims about ending up with some points for his side.
India's Formula One debutant expressed happiness with the new Jordan EJ15B, but said the team will first use it probably at the German GP on July 24.
Narain Karthikeyan said he was happy with his performance in the F1 debut race even though he had a "very bad" start.
The Indian ace was stopped by police after doing a lap on a scooter at a time when parts of the track were closed to traffic.
The Indian ace's placing, based on the top speeds attained, was far more impressive at 11th place after touching 323.6 kmph.
The Indian ace clocked 1 minute, 40.375 seconds in the morning but improved to 1:38.855 in the afternoon session ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan shrugged off the qualifying issues to record a superb win in the penultimate race of the AutoGP season, taking the championship fight the final race.
A series of questionable race control calls were made as Max Verstappen won his first F1 title.
The Buddh International Circuit was unveiled on Tuesday amid much fanfare ahead of the widely-anticipated inaugural Indian Grand Prix and described as "one of the best in the world" by the country's first F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan.
Narain Karthikeyan ran an impressive race as A1 Team India recorded its best performance of the season so far finishing sixth at Sepang and gaining five more points in the Feature Race on Sunday.
Sahara Force India recorded its first double points finish of the season with Paul di Resta securing seventh place and Nico Hulkenberg ninth in the dramatic and rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix, in Sepang.
Karthikeyan put his knowledge of the Shanghai International Circuit to best use, giving Team India the fourth fastest time at the end of Friday's final practice session.
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