Narain Karthikeyan sets goals

A resident of the Hispania Racing Team, Narain Karthikeyan is fighting at the back of the pack, with his teammate Pedro de La Rosa and the two Marussia drivers, Charles Pic and Timo Glock. During an interview given to the official website of the Formula 1, the Indian driver takes stock of his first half of the season. “I think my performances in the race were very good, with obviously above all my 15th place in Monaco, Justice Karthikeyan. But in qualifying I was a little weaker. For the moment, I concede three tenths to Pedro (de la Rosa. Editor’s note). It's an area I need to improve on in the second half of the season, there's no doubt about it. Additionally, adapting to the tires was somewhat difficult, and Pedro has a lot of experience that he has stored with Pirelli and McLaren. He is very talented and almost never makes mistakes. I have to learn from him to progress. »

For the nine Grands Prix remaining, Karthikeyan will focus on raising his level of play in qualifying. But the Indian sees even further. Indeed, he openly admits to wanting to be faster than his Spanish teammate, and wants to allow HRT to get ahead of the Marussia F1 Team in the final Team standings. “From now on, it would be good to be able to compete and beat Pedro, my teammate, who is a good referenceHe says. On top of that, if we finish ahead of Marussia in the championship, then we can call it a successful season. »