HRT Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan of India drives during the Indian first Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi on October 30, 2011. — Reuters pic
This will be the 35-year-old Chennai-born driver’s second season with the team. HRT replaced him with Red Bull-backed Australian rookie Daniel Ricciardo midway through last year.
“Narain... will contribute continuity and stability,” team principal Luis Perez-Sala was quoted as saying in a statement.
“He is a quick, intuitive and secure driver who met his expectations despite a lack of continuity last year. Of the eight Grands Prix he contested in 2011, he only failed to finish on one occasion and had a great performance in the last race he took part in.” — Reuters
