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The fastest Indian in the world is back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car! Narain Karthikeyan makes his F1 comeback this year with the Hispania Racing Team. What’s the best part about his return, other than the fact that we have a home hero to cheer for this year? The fact that Narain, after a five-year hiatus, finds himself on somewhat familiar territory. Colin Kolles, Team Principal of the Hispania Racing Team, also headed Jordan Grand Prix — the team Karthikeyan drove for in 2005. Given the fact that he narrowly missed out on a podium in 2005 (even though it might have been in the somewhat sham-like US GP) Narain will be hoping to make amends. Of course, there’s the small matter of whether the 2011 HRT car holds up or not. (As we found out after qualifying for the Australian GP, the car didn't hold up because of the 107 per cent rule.)
And while he may not be driving every single race this year, and indeed there’s a good chance he won’t be driving at all, Karun Chandhok has been confirmed as reserve driver for Team Lotus. This means that he’ll be the first one to get a chance to drive if the team’s regular drivers — Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen — aren’t able to race. We reckon there’s a good chance Karun will swing things his way in time for the race on October 30.
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