Karthikeyan fined for over-speeding

Narain Karthikeyan was fined for over-speeding soon after his first drive at Australian Grand Prix.

India's F-1 rookie Narain Karthikeyan was slapped a fine of $6,750 on Friday soon after his first drive at the Australian Grand Prix. 

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Karthikeyan was fined by stewards for exceeding the pit lane speed limit in his Jordan car during opening practice ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Stewards found that Karthikeyan was travelling at a speed of 86.2 km/h and was found to be in breach of F1 regulations.