Colin Kolles has confirmed that Narain Karthikeyan will return to the HRT cockpit for his home race in Delhi.
While that has been the plan all along – the Red Bull/Daniel Ricciardo deal did not include the Indian GP – commercial considerations also had to be addressed.
That issue now appears to have been resolved, and Karthikeyan will drive in FP1 in Singapore in order to get some more mileage.
“It is great to have Narain back in the car as it will give him critical seat time before he drives at the Indian GP,” said Kolles in a team statement. “He is the best driver to come out of the region and is undoubtedly extremely talented as he has proved through his progress this season.”
“Of course it’s a great feeling to be driving on a Grand Prix weekend once again, and on the subject of my home Grand Prix of India, the team had assured me that I’d be driving when I stepped out of my seat after the European GP,” said Karthikeyan.
“The Singapore circuit will definitely be a challenge as it is new to me so I’ll have to get to grips with it fairly quickly.
“Overall, it is a great place to return to race proceedings, and will go a long way to get me back in the rhythm for the Indian GP.”
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