The F1 team's Sporting director said Narain would have occasional lapses in concentration whereas Tiago Monteiro wouldn't.
Narain Karthikeyan created history by winning the A1GP race at Zhuhai (China). His win made him the first Indian to ever win an A1GP race.
A brand new engine hardly made a difference to A1 Team India's fortunes as Narain Karthikeyan qualified 14th for the Sprint race and 11th for the Feature race of A1GP Malaysia to be held on Sunday.
Narain Karthikeyan confirmed that talks are on with Spyker, the Formula One team part-owned by Vijay Mallya.
Jordan said the Indian driver's debut in F1 had been "remarkable" and the team had managed to emerge as one of the most reliable ones in the championships.
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
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.
The Indian driver, who faced gearbox problems, finished 15th last in the French Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan may never figure on Doordarshan channels because of the government's ban on anything related to tobacco.
The Indian ace finished third and close fourth in two races at the 2004 World Series Nissan Championship at Zolder, Belgium.
Jacques Villeneuve had confronted Narain Karthikeyan after the European Grand Prix, accusing India's first F-1 driver of blocking him
Sachin Tendulkar is scheduled to watch the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Indian driver was forced to retire on the last lap of the A1 Grand Prix Feature Race in Shanghai.
The Indian ace registered the fastest lap for team Jordan during testing in Silverstone in preparation for the May 8 race.
Karthikeyan put his knowledge of the Shanghai International Circuit to best use, giving Team India the fourth fastest time at the end of Friday's final practice session.
Fernando Alonso put Renault on pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan hopes he can regain a Formula One slot and says Alex Wurz's return to racing has inspired him.
Narain Karthikeyan helped Team India snatch two points at the South African A1GP in Durban.
Narain Karthikeyan will race in the A1 Grand Prix for the second time this season at Durban.
Mumbai is the most likely venue, although Hyderabad and Calcutta have been mooted as possible locations, the F1 supremo said.
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.
Jordan plan to run their 2005 Toyota-powered car for the first time at Silverstone next Monday, team sources said on Wednesday.
Narain Karthikeyan will be unable to attend the A1 Grand Prix in Australia due to his F1 commitments.
Narain Karthikeyan joins A1 Grand Prix much to everyone's surprise.
The Indian racing ace had a good weekend in the the Superfund World Series races in Barcelona.
The Indian finished\nsecond in private testing for the Williams Formula One team at the Jerez circuit in Madrid.
The TATA RC motorsport driver and India's F1 hope ended the Nissan World Series in sixth position.
Reader Sundar Ramanathan sent us a picture of Karthikeyan from Melbourne.
Narain lost out on a Formula One drive with Midland next season because of his management, says team boss Colin Kolles.
He now has 80 points in the drivers' championship, and is a distant second to Montagny who has 168 points.
The Formula One team said the Chennai driver would add 'a vital element' of continuity to the test and development programme in its first year with new engine partner Toyota.
The Indian driver says he would like to take the place of Williams test driver Alex Wurz's, who has been promoted as one of the team's two race drivers.
India's Narain Karthikeyan will start 19th on the grid on Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
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