The TATA RC motorsport driver and India's F1 hope ended the Nissan World Series in sixth position.
The Indian ace's Jordan-Toyota E15 developed electrical problems and he was forced to retire in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The joy of six could be just a step on the way to seventh heaven for Ferrari's Michael Schumacher.
The 23-year-old British driver has tested for McLaren and currently drives for Mercedes in the German DTM touring car championship.
The Indian ace said with his clinching a drive with the Jordan team for 2005, F1 arriving into India could become a reality.
The double world champion failed to score a point in his final race for McLaren, finishing tantalisingly close in 11th place after making up four positions, but the Spaniard went out fighting to the last.
Michelin do not foresee being driven out by Formula One's governing body after their U.S. Grand Prix tyre problems.
For the first time in three years, the US Open final will not be contested by Venus and Serena Williams.
Formula One's governing body is to investigate an incident that saw cars cleared to race while a marshal was still on track following a Singapore Grand Prix safety car period on Sunday.
The 1998 and 1999 Formula One world champion tested a Mercedes DTM touring car.
"If we do away with races like France and Britain, we start to lose an essential element of the sport," the FIA president said.
The 21-year old Chennai lad will figure the first two rounds of the World Series at the Zolder circuit in Belgium.
The 330-kms drive will be run along the coffee estates of Chikmangalur on May 24 and 25.
France looks certain to lose its F1 Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in 2004.
India's top motor racing driver will take part in the three-day test at the Vallelunga circuit, near Rome, later this week.
The Motor Sports Association of India accused its rival the Federation of Motorsports Club of India of causing hindrance in organising races.
The two warring groups of Indian motor sport reached a settlement at the FIA General Assembly in Paris on Thursday.
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden died five days after the American was hit by a car while cycling in eastern Italy, his Honda World Superbike team said.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Race stewards, meeting in Paris, awarded the Jordan driver a first career win and demoted McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen to second place following a timing discrepancy.
India's motor racing ace made up good ground in the second race of the Superfund World Series.
Max Mosley has stunned Formula One and the wider world of motorsport with the surprise announcement.
Schumacher crashed on the fastest part of the circuit at Indianapolis, spinning on the banking at turn 13 where speeds reach around 320kph.
McLaren driver Jenson Button is aware that modern F1 is a bit harder for the fans to follow.
The McLaren driver has called for a re-think on rules that allow the bottom six teams to run a third car on Fridays at Grand Prix weekends.
'There is no one to blame for this crash,' said the younger Schumacher.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher turned 50 on Thursday with Formula One and his fans paying tribute to the sport's most successful driver with a mixture of celebration and sorrow.
Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has dismissed plans for the world's first driverless motor racing series as having little to do with sport, despite the German carmaker's interest in the technology.
Minardi have signed an agreement with Eurasia Motorsport to form a new Minardi Team Asia.
Getting Formula 1 back to the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is not on the priority list for the debt-ridden Jaypee Group but at the same time, it has no plans to sell the USD 400 million facility that put India on the world motorsport map, said track chief Sameer Gaur. "Yes, we are not thinking of hosting any big race including F1 in the near future because of reasons well known but it doesn't mean we are open to selling the circuit. The thought has not even crossed our mind," Gaur, who is Jaypee Sports International MD and CEO, told PTI. The BIC has been away from the limelight ever since the race was dropped from the F1 calendar following three editions from 2011 to 2013. The maintenance cost of the circuit remains high and with no major international race being organised, a handful of domestic events besides vehicle testing days contribute to its running cost.
Mercedes set for proper fight with Ferrari in Melbourne
The car has endured a troublesome birth with two crashes since its test debut in France.
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