Karun Chandhok’s sophomore GP2 Series campaign this year ultimately turned out to be something of a rollercoaster ride for the likeable Indian, with victory at Hockenheim and hugely popular podium finishes both in Monaco and on ‘home’ turf at Silverstone interspersed by some appalling ill-fortune.
With his focus set firmly on becoming his country’s second representative in Formula 1 by following in the wheeltracks of compatriot Narain Karthikeyan, the 24-year-old looks back over his second season in the top flight’s feeder formula, and ahead to what 2009 may hold in-store for him…
In qualifying for the first round of the ‘summer series’ in Barcelona, it was a shame Romain Grosjean blew his engine and dumped some oil at the first corner in the final three minutes. I lost two tenths of a second on my best lap, which cost me a top three slot on the grid and left me seventh.