India's Narain Karthikeyan said he was extremely disappointed that he could not finish the race for his team
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.
The Indian driver expressed hope that his team Jordan would be able to fix the problem before the next meet in Nuerburgring, Germany.
The TATA RC motorsport driver and India's F1 hope ended the Nissan World Series in sixth position.
"They (Karthikeyan and Monteiro) are a notch above many of the already established drivers in F1," Jordan Managing Director Collin Koles said.
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Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will be Williams' official test driver next season.
India's first ever Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan on Thursday said finding sponsors for racing events is not easy for racers these days in view of the economic crunch.
Govind Narain, one of the last surviving ICS officers and who was the home secretary during the Bangladesh war, passed away in his south Delhi residence, his family said on Wednesday.
The Indian ace registered the fastest lap for team Jordan during testing in Silverstone in preparation for the May 8 race.
Singh, considered close to RJD president Lalu Prasad and his family, was charged with raising slogans against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on February 13, during a heated exchange in the House.
Fernando Alonso put Renault on pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Narain's immediate aim is get into the F-1 even if it is with low profile teams.
Raveena Tandon and daughter Rasha Thadani offered prayers at the Somnath Mahadev temple in Gujarat.
The Indian ace's Jordan-Toyota E15 developed electrical problems and he was forced to retire in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Indian driver was happy with his timing at the dusty Bahrain track, where the temperature was high too.
The Indian driver said his team Jordan and tyre manufacturers Bridgestone are investigating the incident.
The Indian ace finished ninth in the first qualifying, nine places ahead of Ferrari's Schumacher, who was the slowest of the 18 cars.
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 driver said his team aimed to keep up with their rivals who have shown improvement in performance
Jordan's Sporting Director Adrian Burgess said though the Indian is doing a "fantastic" job, luck is not on his side.
"I do not feel as much under pressure in Sepang than in Melbourne," said Narain Karthikeyan.
"He has a lot more people watching him so he knows what it's like. He told me just to concentrate on the job," said the Indian driver.
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.
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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.
He is first Indian to reach the chequered flag triumphant in any international Formula race in the last three years.
Narain Karthikeyan hopes he can regain a Formula One slot and says Alex Wurz's return to racing has inspired him.
Narain Karthikeyan may never figure on Doordarshan channels because of the government's ban on anything related to tobacco.
The advisory body had not met for the past three years.
Karthikeyan today set a scorching pace on the first of four-day testing for Williams F1 team.
After making his mark in the Formula One circuit, Narain Karthikeyan, now has added yet another notch to the racing belt.
Half way through his maiden Formula One season, the Indian ace is practical as well as philosophical in his assessment about his showing.
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