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F1: NASCAR Truck Racer Karthikeyan Returning To Formula One
After a stint in NASCAR's Truck Series, Narain Karthikeyan will compete for HRT in 2011...
Adam Cooper  | http://www.speedtv.com  |  Posted January 06, 2011   Balen (BEL)
Narain Karthikeyan brings support from the Tata Group to HRT. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
India’s Narain Karthikeyan, who last year made nine starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is set to return to F1 with HRT this season.

He announced the news on Twitter Thursday, saying: “Back in F1 in 2011. Signed a deal to race for HRT. I've always maintained that my time in F1 was not over & now making good on that promise."

Karthikeyan — who turns 34 in two weeks — has the support of the mighty Tata Group, which is also involved with Ferrari, and is clearly keen on having a major presence at the first Indian GP in October.

Karthikeyan's arrival at HRT is logical given his long relationship with team boss Colin Kolles, who had a history of maintaining contacts with drivers he's employed over the years.

In 2005, Karthikeyan drove for Kolles at the Jordan team in its first season under Midland ownership, finishing fourth in the US GP after the Michelin runners pulled out. He has since driven for Kolles at Le Mans.

He kept his hand in after the Jordan season with a spell as a Williams test driver. Last year, in addition to Truck Series racing, he got some single open wheeler mileage in the Superleague series.

Adam Cooper notched up his 26th season as a racing journalist in 2010. Born in London, England, he saw his first F1 race at age 10 in 1976. He began freelancing for Autosport magazine in 1985 and was on the fulltime staff from 1987-92. He then went freelance again, initially spending two years in Japan before following the 1994 Champcar series from a base in Indianapolis. He has not missed a Grand Prix since Suzuka ‘94, a run that has extended to Abu Dhabi ’09. Adam has written books about Eddie Irvine, Piers Courage and Michael Schumacher. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Check out Adam's Blog or follow him on Twitter.
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