Karthikeyan will be able to race on Sunday

Despite not achieving a time within 107 percent of the pole position of Lewis Hamilton, Narain karthikeyan he will, however, be able to race on Sunday Spanish GP. The stewards, in fact, felt that his time was, however, fast enough to demonstrate what he could do.

“We were about to try the second set of tyres, but we discovered some problems and for safety reasons, not only for me but also for the others, we decided that the best thing was not to continue – explained Karthikeyan, immediately out of Q1 -. It's like bad luck continues to follow me this weekend and even though I'm disappointed about this, there's nothing I can do but continue to do my best.".

Already in the second free practice on Friday the Indian driver had failed to set a time. Forced into the pits due to an electrical problem for a good part of the time, he had completed just a couple of laps before stopping at the third corner.

It went better for his teammate, Pedro de la Rosa, who finished second to last but said he was happy because “We completed two very good laps in qualifying, managing to stay under 1'28 and that had never happened either yesterday or this morning”.

“I know our position still seems the same but in terms of performance we have improved and that's what I take away with me. As I always say, we still have a lot of time to improve but we are on the right path and that's what matters. Tomorrow's race won't be easy because it's a difficult track and the rear tires wear a lot. We have to fight with Marussia and finish the match in front of all our fans."he concluded.

Lorenza Teti