Thursday, February 10, 2005
Young guns fire
If it was eighteen-year-old Sania Mirza who made her entry into the Indian tennis history books couple of weeks ago for reaching the third round in the Australian Open, it’s time we add a new chapter to the history books for Narain Karthikeyan making his track debut as the first ever signed Formula One racing driver from India.
Jordan Confirms Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Montiero
Its official now.
Jordan Grand Prix today announced the signing of Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan as its race drivers for the 2005 Formula One World Championship.
Karthikeyan’s signing marks a new history in F1, the entry of the first ever Indian driver to the top echelons of motorsport, giving Formula One exceptional appeal in India with the potential for an enormous new audience and business market associated with a national racing hero known as "the fastest Indian on wheels". F1 in India will not be the same again.
Trevor Carlin, Jordan’s Sporting Director, said, "I know Narain very well because he drove for me in 1998 in Formula 3 and I have run him in various formulas every year since then. We’ve won a lot of races together. He’s very competitive, a super-quick driver, sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style but he is a proven race winner and I am confident that in our environment he will thrive. He’s ready for F1 now I think he’ll do a good job for us.
Narain Karthikeyan said, "My aim has always been to compete in F1, it is where no Indian driver has been before. I’ve got the hopes of a nation behind me so I’ve no choice but to succeed now. I have tested with three different Formula 1 teams at various circuits and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got so I am confident that this is going to be a good year for me. "
The other driver from Portugal Tiago Monteiro incidentally has also driven for Carlin, last year in the same league World Series by Nissan as Narain.
"We have been very lucky to put together a driver line-up which gives us a really strong package in terms of youth, technical ability, speed and talent.” said Carlin.
Source: http://www.narainracing.com
Way to go Narain, Good luck!
Jordan Confirms Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Montiero
Its official now.
Jordan Grand Prix today announced the signing of Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan as its race drivers for the 2005 Formula One World Championship.
Karthikeyan’s signing marks a new history in F1, the entry of the first ever Indian driver to the top echelons of motorsport, giving Formula One exceptional appeal in India with the potential for an enormous new audience and business market associated with a national racing hero known as "the fastest Indian on wheels". F1 in India will not be the same again.
Trevor Carlin, Jordan’s Sporting Director, said, "I know Narain very well because he drove for me in 1998 in Formula 3 and I have run him in various formulas every year since then. We’ve won a lot of races together. He’s very competitive, a super-quick driver, sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style but he is a proven race winner and I am confident that in our environment he will thrive. He’s ready for F1 now I think he’ll do a good job for us.
Narain Karthikeyan said, "My aim has always been to compete in F1, it is where no Indian driver has been before. I’ve got the hopes of a nation behind me so I’ve no choice but to succeed now. I have tested with three different Formula 1 teams at various circuits and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got so I am confident that this is going to be a good year for me. "
The other driver from Portugal Tiago Monteiro incidentally has also driven for Carlin, last year in the same league World Series by Nissan as Narain.
"We have been very lucky to put together a driver line-up which gives us a really strong package in terms of youth, technical ability, speed and talent.” said Carlin.
Source: http://www.narainracing.com
Way to go Narain, Good luck!
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