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Narain doesn't want to disapppoint supporters
Narain Karthikeyan is once again at a familiar track where he tasted his first success in Formula 3.
After having to cope up with high temperatures in Asia, unfamiliar tracks in North America and a heartbreaking gearbox failure in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, Narain Karthikeyan now has only one aim -- not to disappoint Jordan fans on their home track this Sunday.
The rookie Indian driver, who is still struggling to make a mark in the Formula One circuit, is once again at a familiar track where he tasted his first success in Formula 3.
"I have good memories of Silverstone as it was here that I had my first podium when I was racing in Formula 3. Usually I always go well at Silverstone and this is a circuit I know quite well," he said.
Karthikeyan has a special liking for the track where he says he can really feel the speed of the machine.
"I like Silverstone, especially the Becketts complex, where the car goes so fast you can really feel the speed of the car. At that special corner, you go as fast as 220 kmph, so there is a lot of g-force. I hope we will be able to finish the race, particularly there in front of Jordan Grand Prix home crowd," he said.
Following another positive two-car finish in Magny-Cours last weekend, Jordan Grand Prix is looking forward to racing at Silverstone, its home race circuit with its factory just across the road.
Although the track is familiar to the three drivers from experience before entering F1 and from several test sessions, it still remains a challenge for them and the car due to the mix of high and low speed corners with some long straights making it quite physically demanding.
