Half way through his maiden Formula One season, the Indian ace is practical as well as philosophical in his assessment about his showing.
The Indian driver placed behind Jordan test driver Robert Doornbas in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan guided Team India to a ninth place finish in the Feature Race in the A1 Grand Prix in Mexico City.
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.
The Jordan driver finished 17th after two practice sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan finished 17th in the first qualifying round at the San Marino Grand Prix
Karthikeyan today set a scorching pace on the first of four-day testing for Williams F1 team.
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.
Narain Karthikeyan said although his aim is to finish races, now he is also thinking about collecting points as the season progresses.
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 Indian ace finished ninth in the first qualifying, nine places ahead of Ferrari's Schumacher, who was the slowest of the 18 cars.
The 28-year-old has two objectives for the upcoming race -- one is to qualify, the other is to meet Michael Schumacher.
The Indian ace completed the distance he needed for a Formula One super licence.
India's top motor racing driver will take part in the three-day test at the Vallelunga circuit, near Rome, later this week.
The Indian ace said with his clinching a drive with the Jordan team for 2005, F1 arriving into India could become a reality.
"I think to go in with two such green drivers is a mistake," said the team principal at Red Bull's Milton Keynes factory.
"Narain has been offered a full drive by Jordan as their number one driver. He has accepted it," his manager Sanjay Sharma said.
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 was faster than German rookie Nico Rosberg who has secured the team's second race drive for 2006.
"Karthikeyan will test for the team pending the announcement of the team's third driver," said a Williams statement.
Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan has virtually given up hopes of holding his place in the Midland team for 2006.
India's Narain Karthikeyan said he was extremely disappointed that he could not finish the race for his team
The Jordan driver clocked 1 minute and 36.707 seconds to qualify 15th for the Chinese Grand Prix.
The Jordan driver viewed his practice rounds on Friday in dusty and dry conditions as a "good start" to the weekend.
The Indian driver said his team Jordan and tyre manufacturers Bridgestone are investigating the incident.
Narain Karthikeyan lost out on the toss of the coin.
The Jordan driver finished behind teammates Portugal's Tiago Monteiro and Denmark's Nicolas Keisa.
The Indian driver said he has been talking to a few other F1 teams for a possible switch for the 2006 season.
India's A1 Grand Prix series team are hopeful Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan will lead their campaign when the new championship starts in September.
India's motor racing ace made up good ground in the second race of the Superfund World Series.
The Indian driver said his team aimed to keep up with their rivals who have shown improvement in performance
The Indian ace's placing, based on the top speeds attained, was far more impressive at 11th place after touching 323.6 kmph.
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