Narain Karthikeyan set to extend Formula stint

New Delhi: India’s pioneering Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan is a lot more comfortable competing in Japan than what he felt during his first stint there way back in 2001. The series (erstwhile known as Formula Nippon) has a competitive field comprising local and foreign recruits, and the Coimbatore-born driver feels it only makes sense to continue in what is touted as the fastest single seater championship in the world outside Formula One before he says goodbye to the exhilarating business.

“Though I rate sports car racing as highly as single seaters, I somehow felt that won’t be able to give my best in tintops, especially in endurance racing where you have share the driving duties,” he said.