The Indian F1 ace said being a test driver will boost his reputation.
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.
Narain Karthikeyan hopes he can regain a Formula One slot and says Alex Wurz's return to racing has inspired him.
Jordan is unlikely to retain the Indian driver for next season.
India's Narain Karthikeyan finished last, at 20, with a classification time of 1:51.675
Narain Karthikeyan may never figure on Doordarshan channels because of the government's ban on anything related to tobacco.
Narain Karthikeyan will race for the team at Taupo, New Zealand, in the A1GP this weekend.
The Indian ace registered the fastest lap for team Jordan during testing in Silverstone in preparation for the May 8 race.
New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra.
The Indian driver placed behind Jordan test driver Robert Doornbas in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.
Rediff.com readers wish the Indian captain on his 31st birthday.
Jehan's rookie year in F3 got off to a solid start in the previous weekend at Silverstone where the multiple Indian and Asian Karting champion earned himself two rookie podiums.
The Jordan driver finished 17th after two practice sessions ahead of the Spanish 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.
Narain Karthikeyan said although his aim is to finish races, now he is also thinking about collecting points as the season progresses.
The 28-year-old has two objectives for the upcoming race -- one is to qualify, the other is to meet Michael Schumacher.
Jordan's Indian driver is hoping for a good placing in Sunday's British Grand Prix.
The Tamil Nadu government's decision to release late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassins from prison a day after the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of three of the convicts to life term, has triggered a major debate. Vicky Nanjapp presents a cross-section of opinions on the decision.
A look at the financials of some of the key companies in the Sasikala clan's business empire.
The Indian driver expressed hope that his team Jordan would be able to fix the problem before the next meet in Nuerburgring, Germany.
Jordan's Indian racing ace said he'll show what he's made of at this Sunday's Grand Prix.
After completing his first two races, Narain Karthikeyan thinks he is all set for the F1 grind.
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.
Jordan's Indian ace's best lap time at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was only 2.5 seconds off the pace of world champion Michael Schumacher.
The rookie Indian driver, who failed to finish the last GP in Bahrain, was hopeful of another decent finish at Imola next Sunday and was happy with the progress.
The court dismissed the plea filed by P Vetrivel, MLA, a supporter of sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dinakaran, and imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on him for "wasting the time of the court".
In a bid to give more autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation, an affidavit was filed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, placing on record recommendations of a Group of Ministers on making the agency autonomous. Vicky Nanjappa speaks to two former directors of the intelligence agency and seeks their views.
At President Kalam's Rameswaram home, his family hold a prayer ceremony of the eve of his first death anniversary.
'I know that they are a deadly terrorist group and that killing is their hobby. But I have no fear.'
The Indian men and women missed out on the podium by a whisker as they finished fourth in both the categories at the World Team Chess Championships, in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.
Seven-times champion Michael Schumacher suffered the embarrassment of being reprimanded for impeding the two slowest cars in Formula One in practice for the South Korean Grand Prix on Friday.
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