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The Short Story Of Narain Karthikeyan, India's First EVER F1 Driver
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2020
- Narain would show an interest in motorsports from a very early age, he took inspiration from his father, a talented rally driver who won the South India Rally seven times. Narain set himself a goal, and that was to become India’s first ever Formula One driver. So with that in mind, let’s look at his early motorsport career. Narain would see some decent results, with a podium in Formula Maruti, an open wheel, single seater category that is made and raced in India. He would later become a semi finalist in the Pilote Elf Competition driving a Formula Renault car but then returned to India to continue racing in Formula Maruti. Then Narain would compete in the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship in Great Britain, something he enjoyed and gained valuable experience from. In 1994 he would race in the Formula Ford Zetec series as a number 2 driver for foundation racing team. He would score a podium that year at Estoril in a support race for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Narain would compete in the British Formula Ford Winter Series, win the championship, and become the first Indian driver to win any championship in Europe. Quite an awesome achievement, if you ask me.
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Fun fact: he scored more points for Jordan than Michael Schumacher
Wow
He definitely put that on the CV
Hahah big facts
Ranan is a legend
And also, He was faster than Nico Rosberg during the Test Session with Williams (Narain was a Williams Test Driver)
He made a nation take notice of a sport which they never knew existed..without any facilities he made it to the biggest stage,which is an achievement in itself..
Also vijay Mallya bought a formula 1 team
people will hate to hear this but the Indian grand prix was possible only because of force India and vijay mallyas push
unfortunately Mallya has got into alot of trouble recently
@@pratisthshetty4523 Absolutely the man had his vices,but he did a great job in portraying India to formula one universe....
@@pratisthshetty4523 And now he's been exiled from his own country. lol
Yup, without support n money representing highest form of sport n score points itself a stellar journey
Dude I've been watching F1 and it was televised in India even in the 90's.. so a nation never knew it existed... Lol you gotta change your view about 3rd world countries, people are not stupid ...
To be honest, I started watching F1 because suddenly we had an Indian f1 driver, the same happened for many other F1 fans from India😅😅
Hahah that’s awesome
Same with multiple people in Poland. Before Kubica joined very few people knew what F1 even is.
Car Crazy India the man himself
Eh... Not me..
I started watching F1 when Lauda passed away 😐
CCI in the house... 😂🔥
hope daruvala makes it to formula 1. he has had a great junior career. this F2 season hasn't been his best because of a severe knee injury but hopefully next year will be good.
Also Kunal maini is an upcoming driver
Not Kunal..it's Kush maini
@@mohanjeeves yeah my bad kush maini
Think the issue with the Maini brothers has a lot to do with budget. Kush was originally going to be having his 2nd season in Formula Renault this year but Covid based issues stopped it. He got a last minute drive racing in British F3 and has done a solid job this year but whether he'd be able to get further up the ladder with the associated costs that come with it is another matter.
@@davidjamesnoble3170 yeah but I think one of the automobile companies in india sponsored him.
Jehan was lucky he has a father whose loaded and is connected to shapoorji paloonji which is one of the richest families in india. so that helped jehan come up
I hope he does better than albon In that redbull
You gotta love it when your favorite F1 TH-camr makes a video on none other than the man, the myth, the legend, the cucumber!
Hahah thanks mate!
Dangit, fell asleep just before the premiere! 😭but just caught the end, really good vid man, as always top notch quality! 💥
Thank you brother 😊
Nice one simo
Hey sim dane
Viva la vida was awesome
Still my favorite song
Narain, along with Karun Chandok was part of a peak generation of Indian racing drivers. We haven't reached those heights since. As always, great vid man!
Jehan Daruvala looks promising. Lets wait and see.
@Victor E ?
@Victor E his name?
@@SidOfRivia mahaveer
He did them all with almost no facility. Chennai is known more for motorcycle racing than car/karting.
He put F1 on the Indian map. And of course Vijay Mallya got an Indian team for quite a lot of other reasons than racing, these people were very important for F1 in India
In no way I support Vijay Mallya (just FYI)
Man! Love the video. I am from India and I have been watching F1 since before Narain ever came into the picture. There is so much in this video that I had no clue about. Narain now has a lot of respect from me.
That’s awesome man! Thanks for watching 😀
Totally agree
As an indian I approve 👍
Yay! 😀
@@MadeByPerspective Your pronunciations are quite good for not being an Indian, only mistake I found was the pronunciation of Maruti, that’s it, Other than that, very good video mate.
He was a lot luckier than a lot of other drivers around that time. Yes he was in crap cars and had used sponsor money to get there but at least he got there. I saw him racing in Superleague Formula at Brands Hatch (I forget what year it was) and he was one of the fastest guys there. In fact, if memory serves he won one of the races. Definitely a driver that doesn't get the recognition that he deserves.
It's not wrong to say that he pioneered fan base of F1 in INDIA. He made me to follow F1 fulltime even after he left !
Nice video mate. I wasn't aware of his junior career. As an Indian living in the EU I hope to see an Indian driver take a podium someday at Spa :)
Let's go Jehan, pull your socks up in 2021 F2 championship.
Thank you for covering him. Much love from 🇮🇳
So another talent ruined due to lack of funding . As an indian I am very proud of this guy considering we have like 3-5 karting track in the whole country
Fantastic video mate. Narain made it to F1 when it was virtually mission impossible for an Indian. I have always believed if he had driven the right car he could have some great results. He is a true pioneer and his achievements are phenomenonal.
Looking back at Narain, He should of got more opportunities earlier in the 2000s. He had talent but his final cars in the 2010s were pretty trash to say the least
Thanks for making us aware of an Indian talent in F1, I knew he raced in F1 back in the days but had no information about his junior years in motorsports and all his awards. Love from India.
Great video as usual man, sorry I couldn’t make it for the premiere😅
Thanks man appreciate it ☺️
As an Indian F1 fan
I really appreciate his efforts though
Our next talent is Jehan Daruvala!!
In India, most people don't know about F1.. but CRICKET is religion..
Buddh circuit me conduct karne ke pesse hi nahi hai :)
@@vedantrawat9320 no one is willing to invest that's the problem.. to many businessman and industrialist F1 is not appealing
@@roshanjain147 true tht , i was lil when seb was racing there man i so want it to happen again
Great video again, always good to look back at these kinds of characters
Thanks brother 😀
Your channel is awesome. Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Thank you so much my friend 😊
Welcome friend 👍
I am an indian. I still remember an article about narain karthikeyan in our local newspaper. Only since then, i started watching f1 race nd gradually got addicted to this sport and gradully became fan of the bright red ferrari. Karthikeyan may be of less important for f1 lovers, but he is the one who made many youth and kids of a big nation to like this sport. So thanks narain.
This was a wonderful video! I was in school when Narain got his Jordan seat, and it was a huge deal in India ! I half expected a " Mahesh Rangunathan" type story in this video, but was pleasantly surprised to see a nice tribute to a guy who was a Racing Idol for a whole generation in India. Cheers !
Perspective F1, another great video, only error was the pronunciation of Maruti, but I don’t expect any non Indian person to get it right. Anyway, great video 👍🏽.
Thanks mate 😀
Narain karthikeyan is the grandson of PSG groups Coimbatore 🔥
I’m super happy he scored points in f1 I know a load of f1 drivers have done that but there is a lot who haven’t
Narayan introduced India to F1. He is a legend here. ❤️
Thanks for telling his story 🙂
Sadly indians didn't made video on him... But this guy did...!!! 🙌
Really great information..... F1 is not at all popular in India, but still Narayan makes its spot.... Cool... Thanks for the video from all F1 fan from India...
Narain calling Vettel a crybaby:
Vettel’s fans: 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Every F1 fan with a functioning brain: he isn’t exactly wrong
achoo CRASHMAX achoo....
So are Hamilton, alonso ,Michael Schumacher prost senna . They always cried about something one way or other and note that they are all multiple world Champions... Like Lewis whines about his tires car, alonso whined and was pissed about sebs lucky win in 2010.michael though was not really a cry baby but remember he is a serial winner and will do everything to win. Senna literally crashed prost out.
100%
He is still underrated by a fair margin...also he needed a better car
Plus he drove in Super Formula and also in Super GT...won the DTM X Super GT 2nd race
Bro please do a vid on daruvala. I think he has the talent to be a good f1 driver but, since he’s in the red bull program his first couple of seasons may be problematic.
Possibly 👀👀
@@MadeByPerspective thank you man
Do Alex Yoong 🙌
As an Indian , He is the only thing which lured me into loving F1. Truly respect him
Thanks for the wounderful video
Started watching the sport in 1998. I was 6 years old in India. Never imagined an Indian would be driving at that level even as a kid. and a few years later... Narain was there. I was lucky enough to meet him, and interview him.
This is an amazing video. Narain Karthikeyan is an amazing and humble person and a great personality. He has raced in so many series even after his F1 career. Definitely has made India proud. Thank you for creating this amazing video. Cheers.
Thanks mate! He comes across as quite a knowledgeable person as well. Definitely deserved a video!
I followed him very closely during 2012 when he was the main underdog. He beat de la Rosa only once that year but then got a time penalty for giving Vettel the infamous puncture and was classified last...again
5:50 - In order to finish last, first you must finish 😂
Hahahah that’s it
Maybe if he hadn't got such a crap car in his last two years at F1, he wouldn't be the joke people think he is today. Shame really 🙃
Definitely a shame
Apparently he's currently doing well in Super GT.
@@sandenson That's good to hear at least 😀
@@sandenson yea, I think he won a race if I'm not mistaken
@@user-rq2mp4dr5l he did, but I forgot what year and round as well 😅😅😅
You have to love this video If you are an Indian as this TH-camr is covering India’s history in F1 and this is a sport which is not given importance in India
If he had a better car than HRT, I mean any team could beat an HRT I'm sure that he would have been scoring points more consistent right 🤔
Good content buddy. Shoutout from the Philippines.✌️
Thanks man!
Thanks for making this video my friend. I loved it not because I am Indian but you backed everything you said about him with facts. Love it see more of the drivers nobody cares. They had their dreams too.
What bothers me the most about Narain Karthikeyan is his brief Nascar stunt, specifically in the Truck Series. He was actually GOOD! Out of 9 starts for that series, he finished on the top 20 7 times, including a best finish of 11th. He even won a "Most Popular Driver" award!
Bascially, he could have been a pretty good driver for that series if he stayed, but instead went back to being a backmarker in F1. What a big missed opportunity...
❤️from🇮🇳
Great content🙏
I absolutely loved the way you covered some of the facts which are unknown to everyone. They will just judge kartikeyan by his failure in F1 but the journey about him which led him to drive for the ultimate Formula series is a struggle and not everyone will know that. Only a handful of drivers get a drive for F1 and that in itself is an achievement. Only if he had a drive like mercedes people would have seen his potential
Great video mate! It's interesting to find out about the background of drivers who don't get a very good rep.
Thanks bro 😎
Great video..True that he didnlt really get the F1 cars in which he could show his true potential. It would have been had he raced for Force India.
By the way, to people who think Indians started watchin F1 GPs after Narain started racing them, jus a FYI I am in India and have been watching it live on TV for the past 25 years (10 years before Narain's F1 debut).
Still can't believe he won NASCAR's Most Popular Driver in the Truck Series of which he didn't complete a campaign.
And he was pretty good in those 9 Truck starts.
Indians loved him😘 so much.☹️☹️.
Great video and yes India does have a great love for Motorsports. Hope we can see another video on 2nd Indian F1 Driver Karun.
Only if India supported the talents the right way, I bet Narain would have beat some more records by now
As a french with indian origins, I was so happy an proud when I saw Narain Karthikeyan. Clearly, talented driver but he was in shitty teams. At least he realized his dream and made India take notice of F1.
He was a quick guy. But, the trouble with him and Karun chandok was that they weren't good at wheel-to-wheel combat because they didn't have any experience in karting. So, when jehan daruvala felt like he was stuck in karting for too long they both advised him to stay and work on spacial awareness and wheel-to-wheel ability.
Thanks for sharing
great video man
Narain and Indian gp force India
Missing those times when these names existed on track. They r the reason for making F1 a big things in india ❤️
I started following F1 from 2005 onwards after hearing we have a racer from our India and I believe many F1 fans from India did the same❤️.
I used to follow from 2002, golden Schumacher era and was a big ferrari fan. Was happy to see eventually indian participation, started with narain, force India and Chandhok
I competed at the finals at Elf Winfield the year Narain was there. Bit of controversy on his position, but he was quick. We were all such Senna fans! Good times.
Would like if you do a story of Alex Yoong Malaysia's first F1 driver 🤠 also love ur videos always entertained keep up the stellar work! 🙌🏽
Thanks mate 😀
I hope more Indian drivers makes their way to the grid to make the nation proud.😄😃
We would have seen his true potential had he been given a fast car.. Outpacing Nico Rosberg is no small achievement which gives us a glimpse of his capabilities.. he made the sport famous in India that eventually led to Indian GP. Thanks for making a video on one of India's own 😀
Well lets end this day on a high note!
Love that your videos are about topics that we dont talk much about....
Thank you 😀
I'm surprised he was that decent in the lower Formulas. To be honest I didn't even mentioned Narain on the 2012 grid 😅
Gotta get used to the new haircut 🔥
This guy understands the current situation if Indian motorsport drivers.
Hey , pls make a video on Jehan daruvala
Top vid. Top Dome.
Keep up the hard mahi my man, always a good watch.
Thanks bro 😀
May be FIA could bring some guidelines for selection of F1 drivers by the teams, which could help the young talented drivers in proving themselves...As the sport allows only about 20 drivers to compete, some sort of feeder events to F1 might help, similar to that in Olympics or athletics...
Hate that in India, it's mostly cricket and very few get to live the dreams of driving in any motorsports. We need F1 and MotoGP to focus on India too. I know the custom duties and tax is high but India does have a lot of following when it comes to motorsports and we deserve an Indian Grand Prix, Hope We see F1 cars and MotoGP bikes roaring at BIC.
Good video, you should definitely explore this format more.
Next, hopefully one on Karun Chandhok.
This video was really informative 👍
3 greatest Race car drivers from India
Sameer
Our saviour
Chandok
He still drives for supergt. He still got that fire, his point in that championship tells the story. 😎
Great video as always man!
Time to cover Indonesias first driver to crannk up the views
Thanks mate ☺️
bro giovinazzi got a hair cut.
Hahah no more Jesus
Narain's performance at Macau also was incredible. He led for the majority of it, but DNFed...another one of those moments when we thought, 'Imagine he won Macau'
Love videos like this!! Although it reminds me how much of f1 history I forget about 😂
Hahaha researching for these videos has me shook sometimes 😅
Amazing Video 🔥
Sorry i couldnt make it for the premiere homework got in the way but another great video as always!
Thank you 😊
He did a great job for someone from a developing country with basically a non-existent Motorsports history.
Here's another Indian viewer! ❤️
Thanks for the information
i was outside with my brother and i missed the premiere, thanks mum 🙄
Hahah whoops!
Ayo tony stewart fan? Yo lets go
06:04 It's great you mentioned 2012, cause I have a conundrum in terms of aerodynamics about this year of F1. I just have to phrase it wisely. So, prepare for the unexpected! 😉
Great video. Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you 😀
Record breaking HRT!
The legend lives on!
Would have been fascinating to see what would his F2 career looked like had Jordan not pulled out of F1
Yeah definitely could have been interesting!
I meant F1* career but anyways 😂😂
Fresh trim
Thanks bro 😀
Karun chandok is also Indian
At least Karthikeyan is waaaaaaaay better than the so-called "Lord" Mahaveer.
Always the case with drivers further towards the back of the grid...how much could they have shown if they'd managed to get their butt in better equipment. Was he a future world champion that we missed out on? Almost certainly not but he wasn't as dreadful as he is sometimes portrayed.
There's narain karthikeyan
There's karun chandok
Then there's mahaveer raghunathan
finally an episode on narain karthikeyan
Woooo
thanks for making a vdeo on a uprising driver on uprisng country
No worries! 😌
Please make a video on force India.
Stay tuned 👀
Good video, this is my second video I watched in your channel and I have subscribed now. Good content, interesting. Do you take requests on topics? Like can you do a montage on Montoya?
Nice informative video. Keep it up 👍. would like to see same for chandok
Thanks mate!
Good
*(sad Josh Revell noises)*