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Narain feels fit ahead of San Marino GP
Narain Karthikeyan is hopeful of a decent finish at Imola on April 24. More on Formula One
Narain Karthikeyan is happy with his fitness after undergoing a strenous training for the San Marino Grand Prix coming up at Imola in Italy this weekend.
"I did a lot of kilometres and I am particularly happy with my fitness. I do not really know what to expect from Imola because out of the Jordan drivers, I am the only one that has never driven on this circuit," Karthikeyan said.
"It looks like I will need to use the kerbs a lot to get a good time, which will probably be a bit tricky. But having said that, Malaysia was also difficult, however I did well there so I am ready for the challenge and I will give my best."
Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro carried out two days of testing for Jordan Grand Prix on the Circuit Paul Ricard, in the South of France on April 14 and 15, contributing to the team's preparations for the San Marino Grand Prix.
The drivers' schedule consisted of intensive work on Bridgestone's tyre test programme, set-up work and potential modifications for forthcoming races.
Karthikeyan completed the greatest number of laps on Thursday with 183 laps. Between them the drivers clocked up a total testing mileage of over 1000km and fastest lap time was on the last day with Monteiro's time of 1.00.505 (66 laps).
The rookie Indian driver, who failed to finish the last GP in Bahrain, was hopeful of another decent finish at Imola next Sunday and was happy with the progress.
