India's motor racing ace made up good ground in the second race of the Superfund World Series.
The Indian ace registered the fastest lap for team Jordan during testing in Silverstone in preparation for the May 8 race.
"Narain has been offered a full drive by Jordan as their number one driver. He has accepted it," his manager Sanjay Sharma said.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore conveyed his good wishes to Narain Karthikeyan for his maiden Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Narain Karthikeyan finished 11th in both the feature and sprint race as India returned empty-handed from the A1 Grand Prix race.
Narain Karthikeyan's hopes of a triumphant return to Formula One at the Australian Grand Prix after a six-year break may yet be put on ice with concerns that the untested Hispania (HRT) cars may struggle to meet minimum pace in qualifying.
Reader Santhosh Kurup sent us these pictures from Dubai.
Sachin Tendulkar is scheduled to watch the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Indian driver was happy with his timing at the dusty Bahrain track, where the temperature was high too.
India's first formula-one driver Narain Karthikeyan expressed his desire to participate in the inaugural 2011 Indian Grand Prix 'if he gets a good team.'
The Indian ace was found guilty of speeding and race stewards fined him $6,750.
The 30-year-old Indian driver said he'd be delighted to get back to racing, but he's definitely enjoying his time at Williams.
India's motor racing ace Narain Karthikeyan could be in line for a Formula One comeback as replacement for dropped Dutch driver Christijan Albers.
India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan said he was never interested in joining Force India and criticised team co-owner Vijay Mallya for saying no Indian was good enough to drive in F1.
Narain Karthikeyan's first weekend back in Formula One was a huge let down but the Indian is confident he will finally go racing at next month's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan will join Pedro de la Rosa to complete the HRT line-up for the 2012 Formula One World Championship, the Spanish team announced on Friday.
The Indian driver said his team Jordan and tyre manufacturers Bridgestone are investigating the incident.
India's ace driver finished three seconds behind the day's fastest man, Pedro De La Rosa of McLaren, on day 3 of testing in Barcelona.
The only Indian driver in the fray, Narain Karthikeyan was a very satisfied and relived man, on Sunday, despite uncertainty over his future in the next Formula One season.
The Indian racing ace had a good weekend in the the Superfund World Series races in Barcelona.
The Indian driver is now backing plans to help fellow dreamers in his homeland by setting up a support structure that he lacked as an aspiring driver.
India's top motor racing driver will take part in the three-day test at the Vallelunga circuit, near Rome, later this week.
Narain Karthikeyan may never figure on Doordarshan channels because of the government's ban on anything related to tobacco.
The Indian driver said he talked things over with team boss Colin Kolles, who said the previous day that he was not happy with results in the last two races.
Narain Karthikeyan helped Team India snatch two points at the South African A1GP in Durban.
The Williams Formula One team have boosted Indian Narain Karthikeyan's hopes of a reserve role next year by calling him back for more tests in Spain.
The Indian driver placed behind Jordan test driver Robert Doornbas in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan hopes he can regain a Formula One slot and says Alex Wurz's return to racing has inspired him.
The Jordan driver finished 17th after two practice sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 28-year-old has two objectives for the upcoming race -- one is to qualify, the other is to meet Michael Schumacher.
Jordan GP chief Alexander Schnaider announced the signing of the 28-year old Indian and Tiago Monteiro of Portugal as its race drivers for the season.
Narain Karthikeyan was handed a five-place grid penalty for impeding Michael Schumacher's car during the qualifying race, which means that the Indian will have to start his home Formula One Grand Prix from the last position on the grid on Sunday.
The Jordan driver's fourth place in the US Grand Prix made him the first Indian to score Formula One points.
The TATA RC motorsport driver and India's F1 hope ended the Nissan World Series in sixth position.
The Indian was faster than German rookie Nico Rosberg who has secured the team's second race drive for 2006.
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